The Cost of Art

Studio 360

Why do paintings cost what they cost? Who makes the decision that one work of art sells for thousands or millions while another one sells for hundreds of dollars…or not at all? Sarah Elzas went looking for answers along New York’s art gallery food chain, her first stop was in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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