How Are Sales at the VIP Art Fair? Galleries Aren’t Telling
06 February '12 by the editors | Source: blogs.artinfo.com
By all accounts, the VIP Art Fair’s Web site is working quite well this time around. But how are the sales?
Not quite as swift as the site’s load time, it seems. ARTINFO checked in with about a dozen galleries on Friday afternoon and Monday morning for a forthcoming sales report, but most inquiries were met with a quick, “Check back with us tomorrow” — which is often code for, “We haven’t sold anything yet.” On background, dealers are saying that lower-priced works are selling a bit while higher-priced and larger-scale items like installations and sculptures are not finding buyers.
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