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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Power Brokers of Art Basel

    The rich and their representatives are descending on Basel, Switzerland this week for Art Basel, the world’s most prestigious art fair. It opens to the public tomorrow. For three days, billions of dollars will be spent on the work of famous and about-to-be famous artists.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 17, 2015 • 1 min read

    The rich and their representatives are descending on Basel, Switzerland this week for Art Basel, the world’s most prestigious art fair. It opens to the public tomorrow. For three days, billions of dollars will be spent on the work of famous and about-to-be famous artists. Three New York art auctions set records last month, setting the stage for record sales in Basel. Millions have already changed hands in today’s private pre-fair sales. And only six powerful people determine who gets to show at the fair. Who are they and why do they have so much power?

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    L.A.'s Homeless Encampments, 'Making L.A.' and the Powerbrokers of Art Basel
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Graham Bowley

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    L.A.'s Homeless Encampments, 'Making L.A.' and the Powerbrokers of Art Basel
    1. 0:00L.A. Tries a New Tactic for Homeless Encampments
    2. 11:52Making L.A.: The Built Environment
    3. 27:27Hope Solo and Domestic Violence
    4. 38:03The Power Brokers of Art BaselYou’re reading this
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