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A Reporter Goes Undercover in the Art World | Artnet News
This week, we re-air an old favorite, featuring author Bianca Bosker speaking to art critic Ben Davis about her new book.
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The idea of people as consumers took shape before WWI, but it became more common in America in the 1920s.
People have always consumed the basics of life - food, clothing, shelter. They had to work to get them, but there was little economic motive for increased consumption among the masses. Attempts to promote new fashions and boost sales slowly increased as the pursuit of wealth extended beyond the very rich.
Berlin Faces Backlash Over Proposed Cut to Culture Budget
Arts workers in Berlin are protesting a 13 percent reduction in the culture budget.
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