Friday 17 October 2014

Sotheby's

A few days ago, I arranged to meet a friend at Sotheby’s, where they seemed to have a preview for a coming contemporary art auction.

Two items in the hall, in which I was waiting, caught my attention:







The first item was indeed included in the auction at £150,000 - £200,000, whilst the second item… was taken away by the cleaner, just as I took the photo.


Not only, because I do not have a five year old son, I don’t normally go for the “my five year old son could have painted that”, when I see some high-priced squiggle by an artist who happens to be in. However, these obsolete plane noses, could just as well have been donated by the aircraft manufacturer to a children’s’ playground. Instead, they are now ART. 

And just in case we don't appreciate it, we are informed that "this work is unique":


5 comments:

  1. My cleaning woman, a wise lady, usually asks me when she sees something unaccustomed in my appartment:
    "Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg?"

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  2. lese Deine Texte immer wieder gerne.

    Früher hat man auf Münzen gebissen um zu prüfen, ob man auch wirklich Gold zwischen den Zähnen hat. Sollte man das nicht wieder am Bankschalter einführen? - Zuverlässiger als besagte Geldwaage wäre es allemal. -Und der Contemporary Art sollte man auch mal "auf den Zahn fühlen" - jedenfalls würden die Flugzeugnasen die Beißprobe nicht bestehen....

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  3. über den Staubsauger bei Sotheby’s habe ich laut gelacht.

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  4. כרגיל נהנית לקרוא את הבלוג שלך, אך הפעם יותר מתמיד...אולי זה הנושאים שקרובים אלי - חוסר האמונה והשליטה שלי במיכון ובאלקטרוניקה וכל שלל פלאי המאה שהופכים אותי לא פעם לחסרת אונים ומבולבלת. וכמובן האמנות

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