With its US$2 million (S$2.7 million) urinals and other puzzling valuations, the pricing of fine art might seem too arbitrary, too opaque, too wildly jostled by randomness to submit to scientific investigation.
Yet, a paper in the journal Science this month promised to explain why some talented artists become rich and famous, and others can't quit their day jobs.
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