“The typical life cycle of a piece of art is that it is made and then never seen anywhere. (Art is like books in this regard! Books are written and barely even ever printed out, on average!) A ridiculously small percentage of art is then shown in a commercial or noncommercial gallery. Much of that then goes unwanted. But a small percentage of what is shown is sold, and it goes into someone’s home, or even more rarely, an institution. And maybe some will be brought out or toured or loaned in the future, or eventually sent to auction, and so made visible again. But most, for much of the time, is just above someone’s couch. (Or more likely, in racks in their cellar.)”