Art Appreciation with copyranter, #6.
Microscopic views of Split Ends. Estimated Value: negligible.
(click image to fully appreciate)
"Split Endz," a sculpture (?) of wardrobes, mirror, belts, training shoes, and gloss paint by artist Jim Lambie. Estimated Value: $40,000—$60,000. Sold at auction (there were 15 bids!) on February 27th, 2007 at Phillips de Pury & Company, 450 W. 15th St., New York.
previously in art appreciation with copyranter:
1. Robert Mapplethorpe, "Tomato/Knife"
2. Andy Warhol, "Oxidation"
3. Ellsworth Kelly, "The Gate"
4. Andy Warhol, "Pepper Pot"
5. "DEAD BULL: Victorious Matador"
posted by copyranter @ 12:15 PM
4 Comments:
No one should display art but museums. Can you imagine going to someone's house for dinner and they have that displayed in their livingroom? That's the kind of thing museums put right next to the restrooms or the cafeteria. It gets dusty and played with by three year olds.
ok, that one's not his best. but i kinda like his floor installations. http://webexhibits.org/colorart/lambie.html
i see a toe in one of the shoes
CR,
Thanks for keeping your blog artless. Now go dismember your closet.
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