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Artists allege ‘epic betrayal’ by collapsed fund | FT
Financial Times· 2026-07-22 12:24
Why has a scheme intended to provide money for artists in their old age gone horribly wrong. The big idea behind the artist pension trust was that artists from around the world would give it 20 pieces over 20 years. The trust's artworks ran the gamut of 21st century styles and interests from installations made from sugar to abstract sculpture paintings.The trust would then sell them and split the profits between the maker and a broader pool of members with some for the company too. For the artists whose inc ...