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Mon 01 Jan 2009Why discount art may not mean better value
Ben Dunne finds the prevailing gallery system exploitative and elitist, but a quick look around his new Nora Dunne Gallery shows why his retail approach to art is unlikely to be a success, reports Aidan Dunne
FOR SEVERAL YEARS in pre-Celtic Tiger Ireland, there used to be a no-frills fine art shop on South William Street. Work hung on the walls and was stacked against them, protected by cellophane wrapping. Pieces were available framed or unframed.
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