Sharing in my newsletter this week, the latest instalment of my Agony Art column for Plaster Magazine.

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Crowds, noise, and Instagram moments - are art fairs still worth the trek? I unpack the fatigue, the thrill, and the smarter ways to spot serious work.

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Dear Greg,
What’s with all the price secrecy? I emailed a gallery about a work I liked and got a reply saying the price is ‘available on request’ – which I thought I’d already made?

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A fortnight of art-world crossings: Murgatroyd’s powerful show opens to a crowd of painters, new collectors step forward, and I dive into the tangled truths of taste, money, and making with Plaster and Turps.

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