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Jeff Koons -World's most expensive living artist (mostly worth it)

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July 1st 2014
On Sunday, I paid a visit to the Whitney museum to see the last exhibition it will host before it moves downtown. Jeff Koons is pretty famous in the art world but, New York in particular reveres him. It's an interesting dichotomy, as he is the most expensive artist in the world, the orange dog a part of the celebration collection went for $58.4 million, exceeding it's estimate of $35-55 million ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more