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A New Documentary Seeks to Demystify the Billion-Dollar Contemporary Art Market

By Stephanie Sporn

M oney and beauty are entangled in the art world perhaps more than in any other industry. , an HBO Documentary Film that debuted at Sundance in January, examines this complex relationship, one that may be perceived as paradoxical but is nevertheless vital to sustain the art market. Acknowledging the speculation and headlines that this cultural sphere attracts, offers an anecdotꦑal approach to what happens behind the scenes through conversations with some of its key players.

Sotheby's Amy Cappellazzo. Photo Courtesy of HBO.

Gerhard Richter, Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, George Condo and Larry Poons are among the contemporary artists featured in the film. The well-rounded roster of insiders comprises everyone from collectors, like Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson, to curators and dealers – Jeffrey Deitch, Connie Butler, Mary Boone and Gavin Brown, to name a few – as well as critics and historians, such as Barbara Rose and Jerry Saltz. Sotheby’s 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Amy Cappellazzo, Chairman, Executive Vice President, New York, and 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Oliver Barker, Senior Director, Chairman🌠, Europe, are also prominently featured.

Artist George Condo
Artist George Condo. Photo Courtesy of HBO.

Ahead of HBO's theatrical and TV releases, Sotheby’s is hosting a private reception and screening of on 2 August in Aspen, where much of the art world will flock to for , the benefit auction and event series, which Sotheby’s has sponsored for the last six years. The event will also include a discussion with the documentary’s Oscar-nominated director Nathaniel Kahn, as well as one of the film’s producers, Jennifer Blei Stockman, former Guggenheim board president and producer behind 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Love, Cecil, a documentary by Lisa Vreeland released earlier this year, which Sotheby’s also screened in New York.

Stay tuned for images from Sotheby’s event in Aspen, as well as a more in-depth look at this captivating fܫilm, closer to its wide release.

Lead Image: Artist Larry Poons. Photo courtesy of HBO.

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