Many say an art dealer running a museum is a 'conflict of interest.' B…

Jerry Saltz
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Many say an art dealer running a museum is a 'conflict of interest.' But maybe the art world has lived an artificial or unintentional lie all of these years when it comes to conflicts of interest.
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