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Blake Gopnik calls galleries safe places to contemplate art, contrasting them with the more sales-driven and crowded art fairs. "No one is lamenting the death of the art fair," he says. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery

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Decline in art sales could actually be good for the industry, critic says

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Rose Conlon

Dec 30, 2020

Critic and author Blake Gopnik says the market slowdown could help to bring back an appreciation of art for art's sake.

Blake Gopnik calls galleries safe places to contemplate art, contrasting them with the more sales-driven and crowded art fairs. "No one is lamenting the death of the art fair," he says.

Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery

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