Jasmine Desiree

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Buying art has been made elusive by a largely inaccessible gallery system. Here are a few ways to buy art from living artists: The most common, expensive, yet vetted route is to go to a gallery, follow their program, and buy work from the gallery. Gallerists take a hefty split, so artists get a fraction of the sale. Typically, you can ask for a discount (it's almost performative), and they will usually give you a 20% discount because it was already built into the price. Depending on the galler...

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