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comment on the profusion of art fairs around the globe and the frequency of their occurrence. Finally, not everything is peachy at Art Basel
42, the detention of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei by the Chinese government has caused some artists, including Anish Kapoor, who was
scheduled to show his large scale sculptures in that country, to stage protests. Please comment as well on the role of politics in the
art market.
Art Basel 42 Websites and related links:
Check out the following web page for Art Basel 42:
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Art Fair Calendar, 2011:
View Vernissage TV's stroll through Art Basel 42, including works by Damien Hirst, Olafur Eliasson, Ai Weiwei, Tomas Saraceno,
and Nuno Ramost; watch a performance by Jamie Isenstein at Meyer Riegger Gallery.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjb7kp_art-42-basel-2011_creation
Readings
Read the selected excerpt from Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World:
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