Seeing Masterpieces Everywhere

“Art is making more money than ever before. This year, a new world record was set for the most expensive painting of all time – and broken a few months later. There is a frenzy in the market that encompasses everything from contemporary art to looted Greek and Roman antiquities. Unexpected discoveries fuel the fantasy that you or I can participate in this greedy sport, that valuable masterpieces lie in attics or cupboards, waiting to be recognised… There are only two questions about art we all recognise. But is it art? And if it is, what’s it worth?”