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Contemporary Art as a Commodity Art is money! Art is money-sexy! Art is money-sexy-social-climbing-fantastic. A Damien Hirst formaldehyde shark in a private collection, a partially shredded Banksy print at auction, and a banana duct-taped to a wall at Art Basel Miami Beach are worth millions of dollars. Survey the history of the American art market from the 1950s - present. Dada Art Movement, Maurizio Cattelan, Fun Fact Friday, Collage Art Projects, Trash Art, Dada Art, Art Basel Miami, Social Art, New York Art

Is a banana duct-taped to a wall really worth $120, 000? What happens when a work of art’s aesthetic value is overshadowed by its market value? Ellen Gorman of Georgetown University offers a survey of the American art market from the 1950s to the present, introducing the cast of players and corporate entities behind the transformation of artworks into commodities for sale to the highest bidder. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)

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