Art works such as Hirst’s are not merely grand spectacles popularized by dumbfounded critics – they are also assets, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Sotheby
The politics of culturally significant art work
Sotheby’s Aboriginal art specialist, Tim Klingender, has been protesting for years at the impact the Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage Act has on the sale of important Aboriginal art, writes Geoff Maslen.
Clifford Possum’s masterpiece can’t leave the country
The federal government will inform Sotheby’s today that its prize Aboriginal painting to go up for auction tonight will not be given an export permit under Australia’s Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act .
