The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

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The Great Contemporary Art Bubble (2009)

Directed by Ben Lewis

“The Film The Art World Doesn't Want You To See!”

Documentary · 1h 30m

On September 15th 2008, the day of the the collapse of Lehmans, the worst financial news since 1929, Damien Hirst sold over £60 million of his art, in an auction at Sotheby’s that would total £111 million over two days. It was the peak of the contemporary art bubble, the greatest rise in the financial value of art in the history of the world. One art critic and film-maker was banned by Sotheby’s and Hirst from attending this historic auction: Ben Lewis.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Ben Lewis
Writer
Ben Lewis

Details

Release date
2009-10-02
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC Four