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The Price of Everything

Robert Scull, who was a player inthe New York art world in the '60s and '70s--he was sort...

Robert Scull, who was a player in
the New York art world in the '60s and '70s--
he was sort of like an original financier
in the art market-- decided to do a sale from his
collection of living artists

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Robert Scull, who was
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a player in the New York art world
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in the '60s and '70s-- he was sort of like
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an original financier in the art market--
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decided to do a sale from his collection of living artists.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:01
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

With unprecedented access to pivotal artists and the white-hot market surrounding them, this film dives deep into the contemporary art world, holding a fun-house mirror up to our values and times.
- Record numbers of art dealers, collectors, - The Price of Everything 00:15
- Record numbers of art dealers, collectors,
- Robert Scull was the personage, - The Price of Everything 00:04
- Robert Scull was the personage,
He was a guy that-- he was a bargain hunter, - The Price of Everything 00:09
He was a guy that-- he was a bargain hunter,
- He was a rainmaker in the art world, in that sense, - The Price of Everything 00:12
- He was a rainmaker in the art world, in that sense,
I mean, we're lemmings. [laughs] - The Price of Everything 00:05
I mean, we're lemmings. [laughs]
And--which is okay if you follow the right leader. - The Price of Everything 00:05
And--which is okay if you follow the right leader.
[laughs] - The Price of Everything 00:10
[laughs]
You know, "Those two people, - The Price of Everything 00:06
You know, "Those two people,
Ownership is involvement - The Price of Everything 00:11
Ownership is involvement
And with art, it's probably the most, uh, - The Price of Everything 00:06
And with art, it's probably the most, uh,
Of course, owning a nice share of IBM is an involvement too. - The Price of Everything 00:05
Of course, owning a nice share of IBM is an involvement too.
[indistinct chatter] - The Price of Everything 00:04
[indistinct chatter]
In fact, I've only been to one, - The Price of Everything 00:05
In fact, I've only been to one,
I mean, it was, uh-- the idea that - The Price of Everything 00:06
I mean, it was, uh-- the idea that
I mean, this auction had very high prices - The Price of Everything 00:06
I mean, this auction had very high prices
Uh, and he, uh-- he was really incensed, - The Price of Everything 00:07
Uh, and he, uh-- he was really incensed,
It was totally p-- totally, totally, - The Price of Everything 00:04
It was totally p-- totally, totally,
Suddenly there was the realization - The Price of Everything 00:11
Suddenly there was the realization
[Stephen Emil Dudas and Mark G. Hart's "All in Time"] - The Price of Everything 00:30
[Stephen Emil Dudas and Mark G. Hart's "All in Tim...
[applause] - The Price of Everything 00:04
[applause]