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  • Italian artist auctioned off an invisible sculpture for 15000 Euro

    From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to All on Thu Dec 23 17:48:57 2021
    Hi All,

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/italian-artist-auctioned-off-invisible-sculpture-18300-literally-made-nothing-1976181
    https://tinyurl.com/2ceznt56

    I can understand the artist, but not the buyer! ;-)

    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Wilfred van Velzen on Thu Dec 23 20:02:00 2021
    Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

    ** On Thursday 23.12.21 - 17:48, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to All:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/italian-artist-
    auctioned-off-invisible -sculpture-18300-literally-made-
    nothing-1976181 https://tinyurl.com/2ceznt56

    I can understand the artist, but not the buyer! ;-)

    OMG. I don't even want to read that article. It's a sad
    commentary on the state of some minds.

    How can you "understand" the artist? He's the taylor for the
    king who wears no clothes?

    It reminds me of the joke about the little boy who was asked to
    draw something for class and turned in a blank sheet of white
    paper. The teacher obviously didn't see anything. But the boy
    said it's hidden by the snow storm!

    NFTs (none fungible tokens) are another thing that boggles the
    mind.
    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to August Abolins on Fri Dec 24 12:25:30 2021
    Hi August,

    On 2021-12-23 20:02:00, you wrote to me:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/italian-artist-
    auctioned-off-invisible -sculpture-18300-literally-made-
    nothing-1976181 https://tinyurl.com/2ceznt56

    I can understand the artist, but not the buyer! ;-)

    OMG. I don't even want to read that article. It's a sad
    commentary on the state of some minds.

    How can you "understand" the artist? He's the taylor for the
    king who wears no clothes?

    He's making a lot of money for basically telling a simple fictional story. Wouldn't you if you could? ;-)

    It reminds me of the joke about the little boy who was asked to
    draw something for class and turned in a blank sheet of white
    paper. The teacher obviously didn't see anything. But the boy
    said it's hidden by the snow storm!

    And how did that story end? ;-)

    NFTs (none fungible tokens) are another thing that boggles the
    mind.

    Indeed. Some people have to much money and foma (fear of missing out) kicks in...

    Bye, Wilfred.

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