american werewolf - Part 1

South Florida has no true winter. It's almost Thanksgiving and girls in bikinis are putting on sunscreen at the beach.  I saw a few people swimming but they were pale Canadians. The mall is crowded. Scarves stay in their drawer. But I'm not complaining. I've got a new laptop and clothes to pack. 

I'm going to England tomorrow. Specifically, I'll mostly be in London. It's going to be cold. It's the land of ab fab, Amy Winehouse, fish & chips, Kate Moss, and Damien Hirst. Katy gave me a guidebook. I have a serious hunger for contemporary art galleries, you know the pristine white cubes with pretentious gallerinas? 

bling bling.....Damien Hirst @ Sotheby's September 15 &16

According to ArtTactic report, if Sotheby's 223-lot sale in London on Sept. 15 and 16 raises $150 million, it will match the total achieved from all of Hirst's auction sales between 2000 and 2008. If it performs below expectations, it could ``signal a wider contemporary art market in decline,'' said the report.

``It's a very important event,'' said Petterson in a telephone interview. ``It will set the tone for the autumn season of contemporary auctions and potentially further than that.''

ArtTactic predicted that the Hirst sale would perform well. In a poll it conducted among 51 market insiders, 78 percent felt the total would fall within Sotheby's estimate range, said the report.

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