tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211679678563264462.post549325627647611404..comments2023-11-03T09:08:38.902-04:00Comments on Experimental and Conceptual Innovators: In the eyes of the Beholder....Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129792886401204229noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211679678563264462.post-89236335519730380712009-06-12T12:01:30.663-04:002009-06-12T12:01:30.663-04:00Yes, I believe that insider trading does exist and...Yes, I believe that insider trading does exist and is detrimental to the art world. Anytime there are goods or services exchanged in financial terms, the threat of such a beast exists. <br /><br />However it would be a very fine line to work in determining what is insider trading and what is not. How much can someone say about an artist without disclosing too much of his/her biography (thus tying the work to some kind of mental condition that might may those works more favorable) OR sharing information about who is collecting artist XYZ to make other collectors look more favorably at that artist's work....It's helpful, from the buyer's point of view, be/c he/she may want to know what's hot, but it can drive up a price unfairly (in comparison to other works by other, similarly skilled artists). <br /><br />Put simply, it exists, but I don't know what to do about it. Great question, Allie.Earl Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676341256531102249noreply@blogger.com