Anon - not logged in Report This Comment
Date: November 22, 2024 04:06AM

This just shows how low society has fallen. 'Contemporary' art is about a fool and his money: a group of people in the art world come together, create a social structure that locks out outsiders, sells cheaply produced 'art' to people who can wait for it to 'gain value', then donate it to an art gallery as a tax write-off.

Desperate social climbers see the social structure and buy 'art' to get in, only to realise there's nothing in it - they're not introduced to anyone representing wealth, power or influence. The picture above is of someone paying $10 Million for the 'right' to tape a banana on a wall and call it a given name - that's trying to rapid buy your way up the social structure, that has... nothing in it...

Peter Puller Report This Comment
Date: November 23, 2024 12:45AM

"Warhol's renowned signature style, defined by his fascination with consumer culture, showcases mundane objects as primary subjects, such as the banana, to symbolize the rise in mass production and distribution during his time."
Analysis: Andy Warhol's Banana, 1967

So in a way this guy was ripping off Warhol.

Anon - not logged in Report This Comment
Date: November 23, 2024 04:51AM

If he even heard of Warhol. Or attributed any significance to him. I wouldn't, but I live in a different country.