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FEATURES
172 Cult of Personality
Meet the charmers, the schmoozers and the ciphers who can enchant any collector. By Linda Yablonsky
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178 Chasing Dreams
Long the province of older collectors, Surrealism is broadening its appeal. By Rebecca Knapp Adams
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For a timeline mapping Surrealism’s colorful trajectory, click here.
186 Artists' Most Wanted
As prices for their own works rise, artists are spending big on blue-chip pieces by others. By Judd Tully
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192 The Other Art Market
Modern-day museums have a knack for turning high art into marketable merchandise. By Luna Shyr
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145 Passions+Pursuits
These five collecting categories furnish the 21st-century gentleman’s library.
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146 Commanding The Cosmos By Jonathon Keats Read the Article
150 Out of the Park By Pete Williams Read the Article
154 The Call of the Sea By Katherine Jentleson Read the Article
158 Change is Good By Andrew Slayman Read the Article
162 Holy Six-Figure Prices! By Douglas Wolk Read the Article
DEPARTMENTS
22 From the Editor
Pondering Francis Bacon’s ever-increasing pull on the hearts—and pocketbooks—of collectors.
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26 Contributors
Checking in with some of the talented people whose work graces our pages this month.
37 In the Air
49 Movers+Shakers
55 Conversation With...
Dealer Marian Goodman dishes on her influences, her rivals and her ideal client. By Sarah Douglas
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65 The Reporter
79 Datebook
94 In the Studio
He’s young, but painter Ahmed Alsoudani already has a critical following. By Annette Grant
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105 Souren Melikian
Unseen Iran
Paintings by contemporary Iranian artists present a prime collecting opportunity for those in the know.
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116 Obsessions
Vessels of Value
A Neapolitan connoisseur adores Baroque Old Master paintings from his own city. By Paula Weideger
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125 Books
133 Focus On: Miami
Among serious collectors, all eyes are on next month’s Art Basel Miami Beach. by Sarah Douglas
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141 Opinion
An auction house executive on the true value of artworks amid hard economic realities. By Marc Porter
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MARKETFILE
205 Artist Dossier
The American sculptor’s sheer inventiveness made him a household name. By Jori Finkel
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211 In Brief
213 The Gameplan
In our entrepreneurial age, a gallerist’s support may no longer be indispensable, as Ana Tzarev can attest. By Bridget Moriarity
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215 The Canvas
Some who have profited from the art market’s success are giving back. By Benjamin Genocchio
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218 New York Sales Preview
224 Auction Review
New York’s Asia Week sales weathered the current economic chaos surprisingly well. By Margaret Tao
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232 Databank
Will 2008 be the year when the forefathers of the avant-garde are outdone by their postwar successors? By Katherine Jentleson
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