"A [spatial, temporal] work had only to be exhibited in a gallery and then written about and reproduced as a photograph in an art magazine. Then this record of the no longer extant installation, along with accretions of information after the fact, became the basis for its fame, and to a large extent its economic value."
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Economic Value
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Dan Graham
Artist
Paulo Coelho
Writer
"We all have an unknown ability, which will probably remain unknown forever. And yet that ability can become our ally. Since it’s impossible to measure that ability or give it an economic value, it’s never taken seriously."
Jo Ann Emerson
Politician
"Already, China has undermined U.S. foreign policy in efforts to gain access to oil resources in Iran and Sudan. We simply cannot separate the political and economic values of oil."
Lewis Mumford
Philosopher, Author
"Genuine [economic] value lies in the power to sustain or enrich life"
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