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Pearl – Marta Jovanovic
In terms of its chemical composition, a pearl is a crystallized calcium carbonate, known as aragonite, shaped as a sphere. Its structure is given by concentric layers of calcium generated by living tissue: usually, the mantle of molluscs such as oysters, bivalves, and gastropods. Conularids are also believed to have produced pearls; these were, however, made of calcium phosphate. Etymologically, the term pearl...
The Value of things
Establishing the price of an artwork is an enterprise which allows for difference of opinion. We are flooded with documentaries and books, mostly from the US, which illustrate the madness of the contemporary art world: the auctions, the scams, the infinite amount of money that flows through it. This, apparently, is the most fascinating way to tell the story. We also have critics and gallerists such as Jerry Saltz,...