Bubbles, Booms, and Busts: The Art Market in 2008
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How can a dead, stuffed shark be worth $12 million? Yes, that’s how much Damien Hirst’s famous shark — showcased in his artwork “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” — sold for in 2005. The buyer was a wealthy financier named Steve Cohen.
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