# An art critic's ethical dilemma — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:semafor)  published 2026-10-23 15:33 ingested 2026-10-23 16:27

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The Floating World, by Ben Eastham.
A recently widowed art critic grapples with the ethical dilemma of accepting a job offer from a shadowy billionaire who is launching a techno-utopian domed shelter for the rich.
Eastham, an art critic himself, cinematically illustrates “the tightening bonds between a globalised art market and international finance” in this novel, which, for “all its well earned disillusion with the art world… remains surprisingly sentimental,” The Guardian wrote. Buy The Floating World from your local bookstore.
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