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2010 年 Text1  Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewitha saleof56worksbyDamienHirst, BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever ,atSotheby s “ ” ’ inLondononSeptember15th2008(seepicture).Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmore than 70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist. ā Itwasalasthurrah.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldest banksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.  The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising vertiginously since 2003.A s peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons ClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm doublethefigurefive — yearsearlier.Sincethenitmayh e edownto$50billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewother industries. IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst ssale,spendingofanysortbecame  ’ deeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincided withthelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemi fmanyart-buyinginvestors. Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesof contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector for Chinese — contemporaryart theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008. — Withinweekstheworld stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby sandChristie s,hadto ’ ’ ’ payoutnearly$200minguaranteesto swhohadplacedwork