A View Inside the Art World: Author Henry Alford attended the record-breaking auctions of modern art at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, but to watch, not buy. Henry’s hilarious commentary in the NYT on his experiences at the Christie’s including at the preview auction brunch:
“Are you having fun?” he asked me. “I am,” I said. “But for a group that can supposedly pony up a few million dollars to buy art, these folks are very aggressive in a buffet line.”