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Erling Kagge and how to collect art on a show string

He has climbed Mount Everest and walked to both the North and South Pole. But Erling Kagge is now best known as an #art collector and writer. He tells Tanya König how to collect art with a tight budget. Photo: Lars Pettersen/Tinagent

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Ai Weiwei and why he considers himself a businessman

“The value of art is very hard to determine” and it can’t be rationalized, says Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and activist, who calls himself “a top businessman.” He discusses when he refuses to sell an artwork, the price of his activism, and why the U.S.-China trade war won’t end up as just a trade war.

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The art of selling at auction

Alberto Giacometti’s “Lampe coupe aux deux figures” was the highest-selling piece at the Swiss Art Sale 2019 at Christie’s in Zurich. Tanya König followed that artwork until it sold and found out what goes into selling art at auction.

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Michel Comte and the highlights of his career

Michel Comte is one of the best known fashion photographers of the '90s. He captured Iggy Pop, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, and many other superstars. In the past few years, he has been turning away from people photography and towards nature and art.

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