Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The savvy artist knows his market


In 1961 Italian artist Piero Manzoni offered art buyers 90 tins of his own excrement, signed and numbered, each sold by weight at gold’s daily market price.
That would have been a good investment. A tin that would have cost $37 in 1961 was auctioned by Sotheby’s for $67,000 in 1991 — outperforming gold more than seventyfold.
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2 comments:

  1. Wow. I wonder if I should can my crap?

    People have told me, "Can the crap!!!" more than once.

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  2. Not something I would really want to show off on the mantel when company arrives. This is his claim to fame - I wouldn't describe him as an "artist".
    his work is way, way overrated and meaningless. (IMHO)

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