All over the city, art auctions are consistently breaking records, a handful of big-name international galleries are opening up outposts and Hong Kong is preparing to host an Art Basel fair in May next year.

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It could persuade companies to pay still-higher prices in the name of art and do without Mr Smith's money altogether.

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The move was the first step in the Chicago native's evolution from buttoned-down banker to proprietor of a modern art gallery bearing his name.

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And its lock-screen album art came in handy once or twice when I wanted to know the name of the podcast I was hearing in a quick glance.

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The Islanders, who plan to keep their name and colors, will move into a state-of-the-art arena that might not be in Nassau or Suffolk counties, but is technically on Long Island.

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Sample some chilled-out bluegrass beats at a Local 188 up on Congress St, or loosen your belt (in the name of art, of course) and make room for a heavenly dessert at Five Fifty-Five.

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