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THE ART MARKET IS LESS ETHICAL THAN THE STOCK MARKET 1 of 13
On Tuesday 3 February 2009 Intelligence Squared hosted a debate at The Rockefeller University in New York City to argue the motion 'The art market is less ethical than the stock market'. Speaking for the motion were dealer Richard L Feigen, Michael Hue-Williams, founder of the Albion gallery, and the collector and entrepreneur Adam Lindemann. Speaking against the motion were Amy Cappellazzo, deputy chairman at Christie's, artist Chuck Close and critic Jerry Saltz. The event was moderated by John Donvan, a correspondent for ABC News Nightline. Before the debate 32% of the audience voted for the motion, 29.71 % voted against the motion and 38.29% were undecided. After the debate 54.62 % voted for the motion, 33.24 % voted against the motion and 12.14 % were undecided. 

You can watch the entire debate by clicking on the links below:
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USER COMMENTS
So Much Anger Towards Successful Artists. Its Very Strange.
www.edwardtorres.net    19-09-2009
This was wonderful! A must see for art lovers. It did keep crashing at the end of some of the segments though. Anywhere to see the complete taping?
The Nevica Project    25-02-2009
This was wonderful! A must see for art lovers. It did keep crashing at the end of some of the segments though. Anywhere to see the complete taping?
The Nevica Project    25-02-2009
An extraordinary result,even if the arguments were more convincingly put by one side.Self-loathing business this all is!
tammy    11-02-2009
this was great to see - thank you
ray    11-02-2009
I liked it although I found it difficult to watch in so many sections. My computer kept crashing!
GEBE    10-02-2009
A great debate to have!
Shannon    10-02-2009
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