⼤⾏距电⼦版英语真题笔记本（校对版）英语⼆真题2010年Text1Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadrama7cnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“Beau7fulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebyasinglear7st.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauc7oneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.TheworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileaUerrisingver7ginouslysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMr.Hirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply公众号：研⽊易⽊⼦⼤⾏距电⼦版英语真题笔记本（校对版）英语⼆真题unfashionable.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector,theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld’stwobiggestauc7onhouses,Sotheby’sandChris7e’s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989.This7meexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Chris7e’schiefexecu7ve,says:“I’mprecyconfidentwe’reatthebocom.”Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthatthereares7llbuyersinthemarket.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—s7lldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetosellis公众号：研⽊易⽊⼦⼤⾏距电⼦版英语真题笔记本（校对版）英语⼆真题keepingaway,wai7ngforconfid...
