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by birdyrooster 1916 days ago
it's not shocking, it's mediocre renditions of things which were common art during the last 15 years and put together, the sum still really isn't worth more than the parts

people are willing to waste untold sums of money to feel sophisticated

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Exactly. Instagram is literally flooded with art of this kind, very high in quality and creative as hell.

<snark> Maybe, if you don't grasp too much of a chaos of a modern world, you just want one piece of art from one artist to contemplate and discuss with your fellow travelers, behind closed doors of your castles. </snark>