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I know. My "joke" is that the artist could have used it as a scheme to steal a diamond. Not necessarily implying any foul play though.

• rhizome 7y ago
  There's an old cartoon depicting a man standing outside of a Jeff Koons art show with a table full of inflatable animals and flowers for sale. A sign says "your friends will never know the difference!"
  • v64 7y ago
    Banksy did something similar where he sold art in New York for $60 without indicating they were his work. [1] After this was revealed, some of those works that were sold that day went for six figures at auctions. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/video/2013/oct/14/banksy-central-park-new-york-video https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/video/2013/oct/14/b...
    • hobofan 7y ago
      And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you launder money.
    • rhizome 7y ago
      That's kind of an opposite, where they bought something they thought was authentic but not famous, but I take your point.
• Skunkleton 7y ago
  I mean, it could be the case that the real diamond isn't there at all, and is back safely in some vault.