Seriously, why?

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Seriously, why?

Tony — 2/27/2003 9:45:24 AM (archived)

A piece of art like this is often commisioned.
A price is set and artists "bid" on it.
The buyer - govt or not - picks the one it most likes/least detests.

Commisioned art is not a free market?

Cheers,
Tony

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I don't know art but I know crap when I see it - Tom Brosz - 2/27/2003 9:09:29 AM
- Re: I don't know art but I know crap when I see it - Marcia - 2/27/2003 3:02:08 PM
  - Voice of Crap...er, I mean Voice of Fire - McFly - 2/27/2003 3:58:24 PM
    - Voice of Fire - Tom Brosz - 2/27/2003 7:31:45 PM
    - We got a bargain. - RobVG - 2/27/2003 6:35:34 PM
      - There's a cool sculpture in downtown LA - alcaray - 2/27/2003 12:15:42 PM
        
        feel free to give voice of fire a go...n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/27/2003 1:25:57 PM
    - $2m??? The Free Market always works...;-) n/t (n/t) - Tony - 2/27/2003 4:28:09 PM
      - No "Free Market" within a mile of this stuff. - Tom Brosz - 2/27/2003 7:40:19 PM
        
        Re: Tom, that one I like (but not for half a million!). n/t (n/t) - Marcia - 2/27/2003 9:04:35 AM
      - until a govt gets involved, that is :-) n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/27/2003 4:34:45 PM
        
        Seriously, why? - Tony - 2/27/2003 9:45:24 AM
        
        Seriously, yes - McFly - 2/27/2003 1:22:07 PM
        
        Spending every last penny - Mary Anne - 2/28/2003 7:58:48 PM
        
        exactly my point, Mary Anne :-) n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/28/2003 8:11:13 PM
        
        Mary Anne hits it right on the head - Tom Brosz - 2/28/2003 7:35:01 PM
        
        Sorry, was really a serious question - Tony - 2/28/2003 6:12:26 PM
        
        govt and the arts - McFly - 2/28/2003 8:27:39 PM
        
        Symphonies, museums and libraries - Tony - 2/28/2003 8:49:41 PM
        
        actually, I'm very fond of libraries, but I like bookstores better :-) n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/28/2003 10:47:37 AM
        
        Taxes vs. mandates - Tom Brosz - 2/28/2003 7:45:35 PM
        
        Yeah.......but what a 2yr old.........n/t (n/t) - Publius - 2/27/2003 1:17:30 PM
  - Miro - Tony - 2/27/2003 3:42:52 PM
    - Re: Miro - Fox - 3/1/2003 12:13:28 PM
      - unsquare dance in 7/4 time.. - €sunblok€ - 3/1/2003 9:35:47 AM
- understandable, you are not full of art....N/T (n/t) - Ben Dover - 2/27/2003 1:20:05 PM

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