Wet Paint: West Coast Power Broker David Kordansky Expands to New York, Cryptopunks Buyers Revealed, & More Art-World Gossip
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At left, the facade of David Kordansky Gallery in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Mid-City; at right, Kordansky. (Both images courtesy Getty Images.)
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Wet Paint: Frank Ocean Moves Into a Storied Studio Building, Hong Kong Hits Dealers With New Quarantines, & More Art-World Gossip
What artist made a video for the new Balenciaga campaign? Who s the latest mega-dealer to open a gallery in Palm Beach? Read on for answers.
Frank Ocean out and about in Manhattan in April 2019. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
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Quite the reverse: Frugality and thrift were more appropriate to situations where survival rations were not guaranteed. Attempts to promote new fashions, harness the “propulsive power of envy,” and boost sales multiplied in Britain in the late 18th century. Here began the “slow unleashing of the acquisitive instincts,” write historians Neil McKendrick, John Brewer, and JH Plumb in their influential book on the comm
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