THE FEED: NOV 4TH

What we're reading:

Art market successes
(New York Times): Christie’s sale of Impressionist and Modern art demonstrated a bullishness that stunned even the most experienced auction professionals

Anish Kapoor will exhibit in India
(Guardian): "A return is always going to be difficult – quite frightening, actually," said the Turner prize-winning sculptor

Gates Foundation donates $50m to Smithsonian
(Washington Post): The money will go principally to the Youth Access Endowment, largely to "reach underserved students" in America

Today's quote:

"I think the intention is not have Mr Ai back in Shanghai after my involvement in those two cases... this is not about money. They have agreed to pay me back the money. It's about China after the Olympics, after the [Shanghai] Expo. These officials have no basic sense of truth. No morals."

~ Ai Wei Wei, a Chinese artist, "Controversial Chinese artist ordered to demolish studio" (Telegraph)

(Via The Economist)

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