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Art News: Questioning the Wisdom of the Crowdfunders

By David Schonauer   Monday June 1, 2015

Art is embracing democracy. And we will see how that works outs.

Earlier this year, the art site Hyperallergenic  noted that with waning public support for the arts, many institutions have increasingly turned to wealthy patrons for monetary support. There’s nothing new in that, of course.

“In the 1400s, …


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