Thalia : the commercial value of art. What determines the commercial value of art? ; What makes a specific work of art valuable? ; Art and finance ; Is there a measurable art market? ; Art indexes ; Buying art is an art, not a business ; Art appraisals : purpose and method
Euphrosyne : the social value of art. First encounters ; Family, legacies, and the personal museum ; Immortality in an auction catalogue ; Artists, dead or alive? ; Showing off at home ; You don't have to be rich ; Free art for all ; Art, class, society ; Art performed
Aglaea : the essential value of art. Theories about the meaning of art ; Love at first (and second) sight ; Perception trumps information ; Decoration
Marley's ghost : past, present, and future. Fings ain't wot they used t'be ; Art and the influence of language ; Museums and Mammon ; Auctions as news and entertainment ; The commoditization of contemporary art ; The art our culture deserves ; Is ours a Golden Age? ; The reckoning ; An art market in recovery ; AD 2020 ; What values of art are permanent? ; Relax and enjoy.
