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What drives the art market, some people say, is the desire to invest. Of course, it is more than that; genuine love of art, and even a curious yearning for transcendence, fuel it as well. But does art-investment success have an upper limit? Is there a limit to demand? Economists Bruno Frey and Angel , Serna, in an excellent inquiry in the October issue of Art & Antiques, examine the case of Yo Picasso. Humana Inc. president Wendell Cherry, who bought it in 1981 for $5.83 million and sold it in 1989 for $47.85 million, got a "real net rate...
...sense of humor in favor of just-so classicism, it is Eisenman who is left to build in the architectural jokes: the disintegrating ersatz archway and cartoony castellated brick towers around the perimeter of Wexner (alluding to an old armory on the site that was razed in 1958); the curious floor-to-chest-height windows in the top-floor offices; the short, folly stairway that goes nowhere; or the boatlike carbuncle on top of the building with no practical function whatsoever...
...teenagers jam the narrow streets of Tokyo's Harajuku district. They are in search of a life-style that can be bought, often dearly, in the dozens of stores crammed into the crowded area. Along Takeshita-dori, a narrow street in the heart of the district, are shops with curious names -- Octopus Army, Short Kiss, Good Day House -- that offer a variety of identities. There are button-down collars and plaid pants for the preppie look, floral prints and batiks for the Third World ethnic look, tennis and soccer equipment for the ultra-fit look. One store sells nothing...
Barrett says if Weld is elected governor, Cambridge voters will be curious to watch him work with Charles F. Flaherty (D-Cambridge), who will probably replace Keverian as House speaker next year...
...some curious looks, but it's all very friendly," said batallion executive officer Richard G. McGrath, a MIT senior who serves as the unit'ssecond-in-command...