Artist sued over taping banana to wall

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[–]IridescentAnaconda 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

If that’s not strange enough, some people actually bought Cattelan’s creations for more than $100,000, which means there’s going to be some money riding on this case.

You can't convince me that this isn't a creative form of money-laundering.

[–]EternalSunset 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Usually it's for tax evasion though.

https://youtu.be/3L1an9JU3Nk

[–]notafed 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's basically what modern art is for.

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If it works 🤘

[–]Alienhunter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I can appreciate, shall we say on an ironic level, the artistic merit of dumb shit. Naturally I can reproduce this artwork in my own home for the cost of tape and a banana so anyone who doesn't DIY this stuff is obviously either intensely stupid or stupidly brilliant.

[–]weavilsatemyface 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You can't convince me that this isn't a creative form of money-laundering.

Of course it is. Or tax evasion.

In the unlikely event that somebody actually did pay $100,000 in real money and not just creative accounting, then its a form of conspicuous consumption.