For hundreds of
years, society's elite have spent vast sums of money to build art
collections of prestige and historical significance. Although most
people consider Christie's and Sotheby's to be the primary (or perhaps
sole) players in the masterpiece art market, in reality there are
vast networks of brokers, dealers, and galleries that participate
in the trading of this rare commodity. Often highly secretive, the
masterpiece art market has, until recently, maintained near-total
immunity from governmental regulation and public scrutiny. This
has given rise to corruption, manipulation, and the wielding of
monopolistic power by these players. Join us now as Ooks.com Director
of Content, Xavier L. Griffin, takes us behind the scenes of the
masterpiece art market.