Brave heart

The “Hanging Heart” by Jeff Koons (yes, the oversized Christmas decoration) was sold last week in New York for a whopping $23.5m. In the light that the equity markets are tanking and the US economy is sputtering, not a bad price! The art market remains buoyant it seems. Rumours have it that the legendary hedge funds manager Steven A. Cohen bought a work by Francis Bacon for $45.9m. Should you feel a pinch because the sheer amount of money paid, console yourself with the fact that possession and attachment to possession is a straight and effective way to suffering. See my blog-entry ‘Radical optimism’ for enlightenment: http://easteatswest.typepad.com/east_eats_west/2007/11/radical-optimis.html