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May 15, 2008



SOTHEBYS CONTEMPORARY DOES $362 MILLION

Say one thing about the record-setting auction of 83 lots of contemporary art at Sothebys New York on the evening of May 14, 2008 -- it was l-o-n-g. But no matter. Ever since the original Rambo movie in 1982, like the films hero John Rambo, your correspondent has been "trained to ignore pain." Long? That sale wasnt long. Make it longer. One hundred lots, 120 lots, go ahead, its all the same to me. Say one thing about the record-setting auction of 83 lots of contemporary art aton the evening of May 14, 2008 -- it was l-o-n-g. But no matter. Ever since the originalmovie in 1982, like the films hero, your correspondent has been "trained to ignore pain." Long? That sale wasnt long. Make it longer. One hundred lots, 120 lots, go ahead, its all the same to me. ...more



