THE COMING ART BOOM
by Charlie Finch
Two months ago, I remarked to veteran dealer Jay Gorney of Mitchell, Innes & Nash that the art sales boom would commence in April. He looked at me like I was nuts. Chelsea dealers have all told me off-the-record that sales ceased completely last September, and the expectation has been that galleries would quietly close for the summer and fold, and just not reopen in September.
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