Figure Auctioned for 15 Million USD
Submitted by Alafista on Saturday, 17 May 200817 Comments
Would you pay 15 million USD for a figure? Well a figure “statue” sculpted by Takashi Murakami was auctiond off for US$15.16 million at the Sotheby’s auction house on Wednesday evening in New York City.
This 2.54 meter tall status depicts a boy “ejaculating in lasso-like form.” o.O WTF
In fact it has a female companion, Hiropon.
Source: 痛いニュース and Yahoo! JP News via 2ch News Navigator
While I kinda understand this is art, but personally I still don’t understand why would people pay millions of dollars to buy this kind of art?!
With that kind of money, I can get Alter or GSC to make me an awesome Haurhi 1:1 figure or something.
Man, you just don’t get Takashi Murakami or the art world!
Neither do I. The high prices this and Hiropon fetched baffle me completely. Most art in the Art World qualifies as “Art” simply because the artist says it is art, and can BS enough pages proving that it is art to satisfy any committee. It’s all Duchamp’s fault, I think.
Fuck yeah.
I don’t know what to say. That’s pretty creepy. The lasso alone is enough to turn me away….
I want to know how that all stays suspended in the air without support.
I mentioned this elsewhere, but it’s worth repeating:
There’s a common misconception about art that fetches millions and millions of dollars. The dude who bought it didn’t pay millions because that’s how much it’s worth — the dude bought it because he has $15 million to blow and rich guys like to wave their gold-plated dicks around and if he beat out some other wealthy sucker who was offering only $14 million then that’s even better.
‘Cause I agree; that sculpture’s not WORTH millions of dollars. But it sold for that much because rich blokes like buying expensive things. That’s all, really. It’s not Duchamp’s fault, OGT. It’s the fault of billionaires with questionable taste.
By the way, I got to see this in person too. And it’s pretty great.
Well aside from both looking badly made they are painted crappy. Ive seen these before somewhere and i hated them, so ill say now what i did then: “who would buy this?!”
…. shut my mouth didnt it lol
tbh, i never liked these two sculptures, they gave me a giggle but they didnt have the magic of takashi murakami’s other work, have u seen that animated advert he made?? i LOVE that thing, look up some of his other work, its simply stunning
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Should I laugh, cry, or get angry? :<
money laundering….
Having seen other Takashi Murakami’s work, the sculpture, how should I put this, sucks hard
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i only have three words for that: What The F**k
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I like it.
Have you been next to these statues? I have. Def worth it.
Maybe I’m just focussing on the wrong things, but-
1) What’s up with his eyes?
2) Is she actually jump roping with it?
3) How does this sort of thing appeal to anyone?
Seriously, coming from the artist stan-point this is complete dribble, devoid of any artistic quality. Even the uber-rich dudes with little or no real taste should look at what they’re buying before blowing 15mil on something.
This spells the end of capitalism. Workers of the world unite!