While social media buzzed with ridicule, defenders praised the sculpture’s poetry. Martin Luther King III commended the work for its symbolic unity, emphasizing its capability to unite communities. This was also the 12 months that the post-pandemic boom instances, marked by huge debuts, rampant speculation, and a flood of latest galleries, finally ended. The all-important auctions in May and November have been middling at greatest, and whereas the art world’s truthful calendar was in full swing, the standard optimism was not. The euphemism “market correction” could be heard across the commerce, as uncertainty was the secret. Many collectors are also…