I've been given to understand that selling art from a museum exhibit
   is considered against the museum code of ethics.  I guess the idea is
   that commerce degrades curatorial integrity, and that there is a
   conflict of interest.  This conflict goes: If MOMA displays the work
   of an artist, the value of that work goes up.  If MOMA then sells the
   work of that artist, MOMA is benefitting from its own imprimatur.  I
   always thought that this was pretty stringent, but I'm told that this
   is the museum ethical standard.

   Eric Siegel
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