Basquiat Sells for $110.5 Million at Auction

[mfaith]

Basquiat Sells for ‘Mind-Blowing’ $110.5 Million at Auction
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/arts ... ction.html

• Sixth most expensive work ever sold at auction
• First time a U.S. artist's work has sold for more than $100m
• Only 10 other works have broken the $100 million mark

I am happy to announce that I just won this masterpiece. When I first encountered this painting, I was struck with so much excitement and gratitude for my love of art. I want to share that experience with as many people as possible.
バスキア落札しました。アートを好きになってよかった。このペインティングをはじめて見た時、心からそう思いました。みなさんにも見てもらえる機会を作れたらいいなと思っています。
#jeanmichelbasquiat #basquiat #バスキア #ありがとう @sothebys

[butter80]

[63schoeffling]

Lulz

Never, ever understood Basquiat. I have a harder time trying to figure out people who do.

[mfaith]

That's an unfortunately narrow perspective you have, sir.

[63schoeffling]

That's an unfortunately narrow perspective you have, sir.

I guess so. There's tons of artists I don't personally care for, but I 1000% understand why people are drawn to them. Basquiat I just can't wrap my head around. Granted, I don't know a ton of his backstory or anything, but from the images I've seen it's a head-scratcher.

[35mmpaul]

The amount of time and perceived effort on a piece art is not aggregate to the value of said art.

Watch this video. It's an interview with Bowie and Julian Scannable about the film Basquiat and they talk alot about

Its a long interview but give it about 4-5 minutes and they talk about cultural and monetary value of art and how its perceived and controlled.

Start at 25:00 and it goes to about 31:09

Highly recommend the video.

[Codeblue]

That movie is pretty turrible BTW.

[35mmpaul]

yeah. it aint the best. its fun to watch Bowie as Warhol for the 10-15 minutes he is in it.

[ErocAfellar]

his art wouldn't sell for anything near what it does without his association with AW

[earlgreytoast]

duh.

[recycler]

That's an unfortunately narrow perspective you have, sir.

Not trying to start a fight, but I would rather be narrow minded than so broad minded that I could mistake a creative third grader's mixed media project as priceless neo-expressionism.

That said, creativity and uniqueness are important in artistry.

[ceevee]

Can somebody add this to the database? I'm waiting for it to pop up in Yusaku's WTs.

[canuck]

You gotta give the man props. Drops 9 figures on a piece of art and says he going to loan it out to galleries so it can be seen by many. Dude!

[gorkie]

I love it when people compare Basquiat's work to that of any random third grader.

I just do.

Oh - and if anybody out there knows any third grader who is actively creating art that is coming from their own head, and not copying it from something else, that is anywhere as brilliant and interesting as Basquiat's work, then I'd really like to contact their parent(s). Please message me ASAP, because I have some money that can go towards that kid's college fund.

[o4phish20o]

You gotta give the man props. Drops 9 figures on a piece of art and says he going to loan it out to galleries so it can be seen by many. Dude!

That's what you do when you don't want to pay to insure it yourself. Put the responsibility on someone else.
But yeah... bad ass to let the public have the chance to see it.