Arts and entertainment
April 8, 2020
The Blacks by Mohamed Melehi sold for almost $500,000, 7x its estimate. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
By Dianna Dilworth
As the coronavirus has shut down auction houses, galleries, exhibitions and art fairs around the world, the event-driven global art industry is turning to digital channels to adapt to the new normal.
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