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[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Ok but the guy who gave them "Take the money and run" got sued.

[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Did they pay out? How much money did he drop while running?

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

It was an artist who took 67,000 euro or something to provide a set of paintings for an exhibition, gave them blank canvases and called it that.

[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thats interesting, do you have a link?

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago
[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The best part of this former art is how it makes me smile without even seeing it. I wonder how the value would’ve adjusted if they hadn’t lost or museum hadn’t sued to begin with. Not surprised the court ruled for the museum, though. The art world’s weird; a Banksy gets shredding and becomes more valuable because of it.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I know, I took it to be a perfect representation of this part of the artworld.

[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I mean it captures the antiestablishment spirit that’s in a lot of it, but this artist essentially commited fraud, so not the fairest light to shine on the rest of them.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I'd say he's the only one to do it honestly.

[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I find all these kinds of modern art things incredibly pretentious and see absolutely no value in them so him being cheeky and taking the piss is exactly what they deserve.

[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeeees, quite truly sooo. Tis valueless, unsophisticated, drivel. Feigning airs of such pretension. Huhuhuhaaaa. Much like that hippy hop and the rock N roll bally hoo.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to do but in case you're curious, I also don't see the immense monetary value in "traditional" art.

[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I took your last comment as a dismissal of an entire art movement for being pretentious, ironically sounds pretty pretentious, so I made a goof of it.

Knowing you’re railing against art dealers and collectors in general, I get your point and share the sentiment to an extent. Personally, I think placing high value on arts preserves them longer than they could be otherwise. The global museum tours make them more accessible and raise funds for art programs while doing so. Sure there’s a lot of bad actors in any field but I don’t think the art trade is necessarily a net negative for society.

this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2024
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