ARTnews said in its article that the global art market in general is recovering from the global financial recession.

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Gold, for example, joined the global art market, declining more than 5% in the first three months of 2013.

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By his reckoning the U.S. in 2003 had a 46% share of the global modern and contemporary art market.

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