Art Market doing well

Despite the flatlined economy, the art market has been roaring. In the first half of this year, total worldwide art sales hit a record of $4.3 billion ($5.8 billion), up 34 percent from 2010, according to art industry insiders. The same report states that 663 works jumped past the million-euro mark during that period, 200 more than in the first six months of 2008, which once held the record.