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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months 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.