BBCNEWS The Zaks Affair June 4, 2024 02:45:00
We know that several works from the zaks collection are on the market right now, being offered to private clients. that means that somebody can be paying millions of pounds for these works. so, we're often asked, why bother? what's the big deal? we're looking at overpriced pieces of art that rich people buy. so what if a few are wrong? beyond that, it goes to the public interest as well. public money is spent to acquire things for museums. students go to school to learn about objects that are held up as authentic and representative of the historic record of a particular culture. public money i...