Modern Art:
Artist's Shit, Literally!
Artist's Shit is a 1961 artwork by the Italian artist Piero Manzoni. The work consists of 90 tin cans filled with feces, each weighing 30 grams and measuring 4.8x6.5cm, with a label in Italian, English, French, and German. A tin was sold for €124,000 at Sotheby's on May 23, 2007; in October 2008, tin 083 was offered for sale at Sotheby's with an estimate of £50-70,000. It sold for £97,250. The cans were originally valued according to their equivalent weight in gold — $37 each in 1961 — with the price fluctuating according to the market.
Non-Existent Art, Sold for $10,000
The Museum of Non-Visible Art is an organization that hosts and sells art that exists only in the imagination of the artist. Or, as the people behind the museum prefer to call it, "non-visible." In 2011, a woman paid $10,000 for a piece entitled "Fresh Air." Now that sounds perfect for that big blank wall in your office, right? In case you're worried that you're getting ripped off, the museum assures you that its works are completely real.
Red Mirror, Sold for $ 750,000
No, there is nothing wrong with the image or your data connection. THIS IS THE REAL ART by Gerhard Richter "Mirror," which sold for $750,000. While we recognize the value of the other works by Gerhard Richter, it is difficult to understand the value of this, isn't it? It's really just red paint in a slight gradient on a mirror. Perhaps the collector who bought it just wanted to see themselves in a bit more color when looking in the mirror.
New York Garbage Cubes, Sold for $50 Each
Buy a souvenir of New York City for your friends and family, its garbage. Artist Justin Gignac started selling NYC garbage after his co-workers belittled the importance of packaging design. Gignac decided to show them how persuasive good packaging design can be in a purchase decision.
The cubes initially sold for $10, but Gignac raised the price to $25 when people started perceiving the containers as souvenirs from New York. When he raised the price to $50-$100, people began viewing the square chests of trash as art.
Onement Vi, Blue Canvas Sold for $43.8 Million
This painting by New York abstract artist Barnett Newman sold for a record $43.8 million at Sotheby's in 2013. Onement Vi, a 8.5ft by 10ft dark blue canvas with Newman's distinctive "zip" running through the center, was painted in 1953.
I know the artist is famous, but who waste $43 million for a blue canvas?
Rhein II, Sold for $4.3 million
Called “Rhein II” and taken by Andreas Gursky, the picture above is the world's most expensive photograph. It was sold in 2011 at Christie's auction for $4.3 million. The auction doesn't explain why such a seemingly simple, somewhat boring picture would be sold for such a high price, but hey, art is art.
Now you tell me are these so-called “piece of art” worth anything? Poor men won’t spend a penny on these garbages bur rich men are buying even garbages as a piece of art.