What Would You Bid?

[DudeAsInCool]

Sculpture sets contemporary auction record of 23.8 million dollars

NEW YORK (AFP) - A large-scale metal sculpture by American artist David Smith has become the most expensive work of contemporary art ever sold at auction, fetching 23.8 million dollars at Sotheby's in New York.

Five bidders competed for Smith's "Cubi XXVII" which was the starting lot at a Wednesday evening sale of 54 contemporary works that brought in 114.5 million dollars.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051110/lf_af...rt_051110150445

[Excrement_Cranium]

23 million for a park bench welded to some recycled smokers. Great.

I wanna sell my old shoe. One shoe.

Bidding starts at 1 gazillionbabillionfafillion dollars. Do I hear 1 ga..... fuck it.

[method77]

Insane. I don't like that kind of art

[DudeAsInCool]

Insane. I don't like that kind of art

Ive got some building blocks for anyone...for the right price ;)

[rastaX]

Insane. I don't like that kind of art

I'll tell ya who likes it, the guy who got 23 mill for it................

[CTC Command]

I just don't see it. :wha':

But it gets me thinking we all might just be in the wrong line of work...

[FeFeHumHum]

I just don't see it. :wha':

But it gets me thinking we all might just be in the wrong line of work...

i was thinking the same