Warming up for Miami next week? Before you go, read Dave Hickey’s mindblowing article on art fairs in the December issue of Vanity Fair. Here’s a taste:

Ideally, everyone at an art fair ends up feeling diminished. It’s rough out there on the floor. Talent, status, ambition, and greed duke it out. Nobody knows who’s winning because the ground is always shifting.

And here’s the full article online.