For my final presentation I would like to explore the topic of the Are Art Dealer as a cultural power. I am very interested in how integral dealers are to the art market. They are the liaison between buyers and sellers, an essential part of what makes the art market go round. Dealers recruit artists to join their gallery or accumulate a distinctive supply of works from the secondary market. In this, they support artists and the legacy of the objects they sell. They also fulfill the desires of collectors by helping them select appropriate pieces. Galleries often differentiate themselves from their rivals in terms of their supply and the type of people that collect from them.
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