Thursday, May 08, 2008
High Art At A Jacked Up Price
The sculpture is expected to go for around $4 million dollars so you're gonna hafta really want this art piece for your living room in order to win the auction. [Source]
If you're unsure about whether or not the piece is right for you, you can watch the video below of Murakami explaining the concept of this "shocking" piece:
Or you can just wait until some of his more accessible art goes on the auction block:
Having just seen My Lonesome Cowboy in person myself this past weekend on display at the Brooklyn Museum, I can attest that it is a formidable piece of art. I'm not sure I'd really feel all that comfortable with a statue taller than me showing me up ... er, in that department (if you catch my drift) but I have no doubt that the piece will fetch a nice price when it goes on the auction block at Sotheby's.
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