Super stupid art

[TBRS1]

Quick story:

A while ago this "artist" duck taped a real banana to a wall and sold it for $120,000.

My memory isn't clear on the exact sequence, but either before or after it was sold, some goof accidentally ate the banana, so the story was all over the internet.

Now, in the present, the banana artist (and no, I will not bother to look up his name) has extended his creative genius by taping another banana to the wall.

This one just sold for 6.24 million dollars.

Really, really rich people seem to be kinda strange.

 

[FilterFreq]

The art world has more to do with the artist's worth (or perceived worth) than the art itself quite a lot of the time. That's why a total amateur can make something really cool, or even viral, and still never make a dime, or why somebody with enough clout and status can sell "Invisible art". Yes, that's James Franco. Selling oxygen.

Of course everybody is supposed to be "shocked and appalled" at things like this, but that's just how our world works. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and things aren't always what they seem. Also, the more chaos and confusion people like this spread, the less likely you are to actually make something cool. If you've ever asked yourself what the coolest piece of art you've ever made was and couldn't think of anything, they won.

 

[Crossbreed]

A while ago this "artist" duck taped a real banana to a wall and sold it for $120,000.

My memory isn't clear on the exact sequence, but either before or after it was sold, some goof accidentally ate the banana, so the story was all over the internet.

Now, in the present, the banana artist (and no, I will not bother to look up his name) has extended his creative genius by taping another banana to the wall.

This one just sold for 6.24 million dollars.

The first piece is probably more "a peeling...!"