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Explore Booksellers, a favorite destination for visitors and locals alike, has been an institution in the Aspen community for nearly 50 years. More than a bookstore, Explore is an intellectual gathering place that embodies the Aspen spirit - where books, ideas, and the free-flowing conversation they initiate are part of the environment. Explore Booksellers is owned by a non-profit organization in the Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations in 30 states committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Part of their mission is to serve the Aspen community by hosting free literary events with local and visiting authors, educational events and workshops with a variety of speakers, round table discussions, and other programming with thought leaders of the day. Learn more at explorebooksellers.com.

Explore Booksellers: The Value of Art with Michael Findlay

This event was recorded on June 21, 2023 at Explore Booksellers, in partnership with Aspen Public Radio.

Michael Findlay, author of The Value of Art and Seeing Slowly: Looking at Modern Art is an art dealer and author. He was an early presence on the New York art scene curating major exhibitions in galleries there with artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, and Ellsworth Kelly. He became the head of the Impressionist and Modern Art Department at Christie’s and opened the Christie's office in Shanghai in 1994 and is a recent past-President of the Art Dealers Association of America. In addition to these two books, his essays, poetry, and art criticism have been published worldwide.