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The Wiki Man

How do we calculate the value of a painting?

25 September 2021

9:00 AM

25 September 2021

9:00 AM

There’s an intriguing conversation on YouTube between Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England, and the artist Damien Hirst. It will be easy to find on Google, since these are not names normally found on the same page.

Ten minutes in, Hirst makes an engaging observation about the value we attach to art.

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