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Meanwhile, in Russia, the art scene floor to a halt as international artists pulled exhibitions and high-ranking museum officials stop. Russian oligarchs, who had beforehand reigned supreme in the worldwide art market, were sanctioned by international countries, forcing these magnates to dramatically scale back business with locations like the major auction homes the place they as quickly as bought masterpieces. Some oligarchs even resigned from the boards of the world’s prime museums, in an indication that their energy had been dramatically curtailed. More proof arrived at the Venice Biennale, the place oligarchs’ yachts, that are usually docked in the canal,…