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Oliver Stone: Why I am selling my Chinese artPosted by Thomas Crampton, November 30, 2008 6:24 PM
Film director Oliver Stone explains why he is selling his Chinese paintings today in a Christie's auction in Hong Kong. UPDATE: Stone's works sold for $4.4 million. |
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Comments on Oliver Stone: Why I am selling my Chinese art
Do you think he's gotten sick of the paintings and wants to get rid of them? Or maybe he's lost money on the stock market as well? As film fans all know: we've got to figure out the real motive! ;)
Good point. Seek conspiracy! Given the lead time for sales like this, however, I don't think it is money lost in the recent stock market turmoil. It will be interesting to see how the sales went today. One person was saying that items would sell at 30 percent below the estimates.
HAHA. He did W because he made a deal with the NWO so he can drop all the acid as he pleases without being persecuted. No shit he is selling out... sell sell sell!