More Recession Porn, via the Art Auction World

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Another sad tale of recession porn, via the Economist: Art collectors just aren’t speculating like they used to, and fine art auction houses in New York, London, and beyond are suffering. One curator’s sale, which fetched $144.5 million last June, is only expected to bring in around $65 million this year. How are people going to survive?