Gothamist: $23.1M for This Piece of Crap?

diabolix

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:40:59 -0500

Just because you don't like it means that it sucks or that it is not an important piece. Art is always criticized by those who are small minded enough to think that know what a piece is about without actually knowing it's relation to other pieces, it's relation to other artists, or it's relation to history. I personally don't like this piece but I do see it in relation to other artists such as Siah Armajani, George Ricky, and Louise Nevelson.

j0sh

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:23:32 -0500

i really don't think one needs art school to make something that unquestionably bad.

xxx

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:32:13 -0500

you guys are all dickholes... who care about the sculpture, youre just a buncha poor jealous bastards, look who shoulda gone to art school now!

caryn

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:43:09 -0500

This sculpture may indeed suck, but it's not the sculpture that sold for that much $.

Bill

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:30:46 -0500

Also, discrepancies in buyers and bidding and exact prices do not cover the fact that this sculpture sucks.

caryn

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:26:33 -0500

Also, you have the wrong piece in your post and depicted in the picture. The piece at auction was CUBI XXVIII and you have CUBI XXVII - similar but different. Additionally, CUBI XXVIII sold for $23,816,000 not $23.1 mil.

art

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:11:40 -0500

Whiteread is a one trick pony

caryn

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:59:07 -0500

Actually, Larry Gagosian did not buy the Smith sculputre. He bid on it for LA uber collector Eli Broad who couldn't be in attendance. I guess Yahoo News missed that part. Artinfo.com has the exclusive with Broad on the purchase - http://www.artinfo.com/NEWS/scoop_2005-11-11.htm Enjoy!

zack

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:50:05 -0500

hm. ripped straight from the headlines of....Drudge??

S.D.

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:39:54 -0500

No, Really Jake, Tell us what you think... ;-) Must be nice having that much Disposable Money. Hey, I think my 3 year old nephew stackes wooden blocks like that!