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20 Feb 2015
Collector's Guide: 8 Major Contemporary Artworks
If you are starting as a collector, there are some essential contemporary artists you need to know. You might memorize names well and be good at name dropping but you must be able to recognize some major artworks that have shook the contemporary art world.
Jeff Koons, Balloon Dog, 2013
Marlène Dumas, Naomi, 1995
Peter Doig, Canoe Lake, 1997
Nan Goldin, Jimmy Paulette and Taboo ! Undressing, 1991
Louise Bourgeois, Maman, 2005
Andreas Gursky, 99 cent II Dyptich, 2001
Takashi Murakami, Flowers
Tracey Emin, Bed, 1998

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