Chuck Close

Artist

Chuck’s work has been the subject of more than 150 solo exhibitions, including many major museum retrospectives, and he has participated in almost 800 group exhibitions. Close was the recipient of the National Medal of Arts from President Clinton in 2000, the New York State Governor’s Art Award, and the Skowhegan Arts Medal, among many others. He is on the board of several prominent arts organizations and has received over twenty honorary degrees, including one from Yale, his alma mater.

Debates Featuring Chuck Close

The Art Market is Less Ethical than the Stock Market

With Amy Cappellazzo, Chuck Close, Richard Feigen, Michael Hue-Williams, Adam Lindemann, Jerry Saltz
February 3, 2009

Though the 2008 recession sparked widespread belief that the stock market was corrupt. Is the art market any better? Practices like chandelier bidding, price inflation and secret sourcing of art pieces call into question the legitimacy of art sales and values. But art market defenders posit that art, unlike other commodities, is valued based on appreciation and, because no two works of art are identical, cannot be regulated using traditional measures.

The Art Market is Less Ethical than the Stock Market

With Amy Cappellazzo, Chuck Close, Richard Feigen, Michael Hue-Williams, Adam Lindemann, Jerry Saltz
February 3, 2009

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