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Sidney Nolan, 'Ned Kelly' (detail), 1946. Enamel paint on composition board. 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977.
José Chávez Morado, 'Carnaval en Huejotzingo (Carnival in Huejotzingo)' (detail), 1939. Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 96.5 cm. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Loyal Davis © DACS 2013.
Richard Rogers Partnership, Lloyd’s of London, 1978-86. © Richard Bryant / arcaidimages.com & Piano + Rogers, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1971-77. © Francois Le Diascorn / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
© TRACEY EMIN. All rights reserved, DACS 2013. Photo: KERRY RYAN.
5 October 2013
7–9pm
Royal Academy of Arts
Buying and selling art has never been a bigger business. Edvard Munch’s 'The Scream' became the most expensive artwork ever sold when it was auctioned in 2012 for $119.9m at Sotheby’s New York. But the art market is the biggest unregulated market in the world. Who controls it? Who manipulates it? Is its secrecy custom-made for embezzlement? With its strong links with business and America, the Benjamin West Group is ideally placed to stage an entertaining debate on investment in art. A panel of experts will wrangle over who dictates the market and whether it’s better to be in or out. Chaired by the former Chief Executive of Arts & Business, Colin Tweedy.
Ticket Information
Free, but please RSVP
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This event is open to Benjamin West Patrons of the Royal Academy. For information on becoming a Patron please click here.
