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I disagree with the author's conclusion that Sotheby's will lose any credibility from this incident. Modern art is crazy. A painting that shreds itself is pret
by kijin 8y ago
I disagree with the author's conclusion that Sotheby's will lose any credibility from this incident.
Modern art is crazy. A painting that shreds itself is pretty mundane by contemporary standards. If the shredding was an integral part of the work as intended by the artist, then Sotheby's has done a great job showcasing all the features of the work. Now that they've demonstrated an ability to handle unconventional works like this in a controller manner, I wouldn't be surprised if even more elaborate contraptions that blur the line between art and technology begin to come up for auction at Sotheby's.
Besides, the shredded painting will likely fetch a much higher price if it ever comes back to the auction.
- IIAOPSW 8y agoDoes Sotheby's have an API? I got some stupid easy ideas and in the worst case no one buys it. "This balloon inflates the more you bid it up. Eventually it pops. Its an allegory for the housing bubble"
- fjsolwmv 8y agoYou have to cultivate a ten year reputation in the art gossip community before you can make money at that. An artist's trendiness is a similar bubble.
- billpg 8y agoIf only you were famous. You could have made millions from that idea.
- gagege 8y agoHow does one get famous making art? Magic?
- WorkLifeBalance 8y agoThat reminds me of this work (2009) by artist Ellie Harrison who made a vending machine which dispensed snacks any time the word recession popped up on the BBC news feed: https://www.ellieharrison.com/vendingmachine/ https://www.ellieharrison.com/vendingmachine/