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Article: Art Galleries Struggle to Find Niche in Las Vegas amid Glitter, Gambling.
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- October 4, 2003
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By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 4--Skeptics paint a grim picture of how well art exhibits benefit Las Vegas' tourism industry, but visitors still visit them and Strip megaresorts continue to stage events like the new Chatsworth exhibit that opened Sept. 13 at the Bellagio Fine Arts Gallery.
"It's the Homer Simpson syndrome," explained MRC Group Research Institute Chief Executive Officer Jim Medick. "We've done research on it and have found art is working here in Las Vegas.
"Even if you don't understand the art you're looking at, like an average Las Vegas tourist, when they walk out, they ...