Money Talks: How Basquiat's Art Became a Good Investment

Money Talks: How Basquiat's Art Became a Good Investment

Published on Sep 30
58:44
Slate Money
0:00
0:00
<p>In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Doug Woodham, author of the upcoming biography <em>Jean-­Michel Basquiat: The Making of an Icon, </em>to discuss Basquiat’s path to becoming a darling of the art market. They discuss the idiosyncrasies of the art market and  why Basquiat – the “Jimi Hendrix” of the art world – was initially undervalued but later became part of the modern day art canon. </p><p>Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888"> <u>Apple Podcasts</u></a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX"> <u>Spotify</u></a>. Or, visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Money&amp;utm_source=episode_summary"> <u>slate.com/moneyplus</u></a> to get access wherever you listen. <b...