I’m entertained…
Banksy painting 'self-destructs' moments after being sold for $1.4 million at auction https://t.co/7vZCtzefGO pic.twitter.com/rNMsnCQgfw
— CNN (@CNN) October 6, 2018
…but my wife pointed out that the person who actually purchased this for 1.4 million quid(?) might not be laughing, and s/he might reasonably consider this worth pursuing a criminal action. I don’t know; it was done in England, and I don’t know the laws there. I don’t think any money changed hands?
Heck, I don’t even know if the painting is now worth less, or more, now that the stunt happened. If I had two million to spare I’d buy the remains and then brazenly celebrate the whole thing until Banksy himself was muttering about how I was missing the point, then sell it for 3 million to a rich idiot and send Banksy a case of champagne or something.
Because art is where you find it, that’s why.
There are times when the art world seems to me like a worldwide confidence scam.
For clarity .. does this mean there are times it doesn’t?
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Mew
Dat Mickey Angelo dude had some okay stuff.
That would explain so much.
My unfinormed opinion that just feels right is that art prices didn’t go crazy until the US left the gold standard and money was replaced with fiat sh!t.