Art prices are determined by the meeting of real or induced scarcity with pure, irrational desire, and nothing is more manipulable than desire." Robert Hughes
May 03, 2008
The recipe for a record price: auction house hype, media frenzy, and billionaire buyers. For ten years Jasper Johns held the title of the world’s most expensive living artist; in the last year the accolade has been claimed by Damien Hirst and now belongs to Jeff Koons.
May 3, 2008 12:33 AM |
Paul Mittleman
Stussy Born in NYC, 1967.
Raised in many cities at the same time. By a close group of friends and family who all shared the common interest of collecting experiences and "Cultural Kapital". I now reside in Los Angeles, but am still, "Being-raised". By both new and old friends, family and people i have never met, yet. I am a Cook, Gardener, DJ, Artist, Designer and Cultural Critic. However, my job is Creative director of Stussy. Stussy : http://www.stussy.com/
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