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'The art trade is the last major unregulated market'

Marc Spiegler
Synopsis

The headline says it all. “Unlike financial institutions, art businesses often operate in the shadows—opaque by design, not accident,” I noted, underlining systemic vulnerabilities. As collector and writer Greg Allen noted: "In my experience, people coming from the finance world into the art market tend to be shocked by the level of opacity and murkiness." 20+ years later, how much has changed?

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The Art Newspaper

Date:

February 1, 2005

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