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 [log in to unmask]