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The National Museum of Korea faces backlash after posting a photo of its director Yoo Hong-jun with Bang Si-hyuk, a music executive under criminal investigation for alleged stock fraud. Separately, WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum has filed a lawsuit against interior designer Remi Tessier, accusing him of inflating prices and secretly receiving a $600,000 commission on a $7.8 million Picasso painting. The article also reports on Sotheby's appointing Evelyn Lin as Asia chairman of modern and contemporary art, and explores why younger collectors are increasingly buying Old Masters, with Frieze Masters director Emanuela Tarizzo attributing the trend to a generational wealth transfer from Boomers to Millennials.