In this episode, Kathryn Brown, Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture at Loughborough University, discusses her article "Disappearing acts: Fictitious capital, aesthetic atheism, and the artworld," which is published in the Journal of Visual Art Practice. Brown begins by briefly describing the history of the relationship between art and markets. She argues that "aesthetic atheism" has turned art objects into financial instruments. And she asks how that shift has affected the way museums collect and display art. Brown is on Twitter at @arthistory_kjb.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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