The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

2009
1h 30m
7.0

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Documentary

"The Film The Art World Doesn't Want You To See!"

Overview

On September 15th 2008, the day of the the collapse of Lehmans, the worst financial news since 1929, Damien Hirst sold over £60 million of his art, in an auction at Sotheby’s that would total £111 million over two days. It was the peak of the contemporary art bubble, the greatest rise in the financial value of art in the history of the world. One art critic and film-maker was banned by Sotheby’s and Hirst from attending this historic auction: Ben Lewis.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC Four
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

capitalism artist

Quick Facts

Release Date October 2, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1517259
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Cast

Ben Lewis
Ben Lewis

Himself

Key Crew

Ben Lewis
Director
Ben Lewis
Writer