I can't believe you morons actually bought this shit...
Jun 14, 2017 17:11:30 GMT
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jun 14, 2017 17:11:30 GMT
seeing this article gave me an idea for a new thread.... People spending sickening amounts of money on art. Here's the first:
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A noted art collector and philanthropist has sold a major painting for an eye-popping $165 million to raise money for criminal justice reform.
Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's 1962 work Masterpiece, reportedly to billionaire hedge fund manager and art collector Steve Cohen. The sale apparently took place months ago; an art industry newsletter reported on the transaction in January, but Gund would not confirm it.
On Monday, The New York Times confirmed that the sale was real, noting that the painting becomes one of the 15 most expensive pieces of art known to have been sold. And the newspaper revealed that Gund sold the piece "for a specific purpose: to create a fund that supports criminal justice reform and seeks to reduce mass incarceration in the United States."
Gund is urging other wealthy art collectors to sell prized pieces to support the effort, NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.
"Gund says $100 million from that sale will go to the new Art For Justice Fund, described as a 'movement to end mass incarceration,' " Elizabeth says. "Other collectors have also promised gifts of art or donations to the fund, which is being managed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Partners and the Ford Foundation.
"According to a statement, the fund will support efforts to cut the prison population and strengthen programs to help people when they leave prison," Elizabeth reports.
www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/12/532597956/art-collector-sells-lichtenstein-for-165-million-to-fund-criminal-justice-reform
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now I hate to be so cynical, but I'd be extremely surprised if that money goes to anybody but lobbyists and Washington think tanks, rather than to pay for better food, education, and facilities in our prison system
and yes - I'm a huge fan of Lichenstein, but its ridiculous that artwork that was basically copied and painted in so little time would warrant enough money to feed a nation
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A noted art collector and philanthropist has sold a major painting for an eye-popping $165 million to raise money for criminal justice reform.
Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's 1962 work Masterpiece, reportedly to billionaire hedge fund manager and art collector Steve Cohen. The sale apparently took place months ago; an art industry newsletter reported on the transaction in January, but Gund would not confirm it.
On Monday, The New York Times confirmed that the sale was real, noting that the painting becomes one of the 15 most expensive pieces of art known to have been sold. And the newspaper revealed that Gund sold the piece "for a specific purpose: to create a fund that supports criminal justice reform and seeks to reduce mass incarceration in the United States."
Gund is urging other wealthy art collectors to sell prized pieces to support the effort, NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.
"Gund says $100 million from that sale will go to the new Art For Justice Fund, described as a 'movement to end mass incarceration,' " Elizabeth says. "Other collectors have also promised gifts of art or donations to the fund, which is being managed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Partners and the Ford Foundation.
"According to a statement, the fund will support efforts to cut the prison population and strengthen programs to help people when they leave prison," Elizabeth reports.
www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/12/532597956/art-collector-sells-lichtenstein-for-165-million-to-fund-criminal-justice-reform
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now I hate to be so cynical, but I'd be extremely surprised if that money goes to anybody but lobbyists and Washington think tanks, rather than to pay for better food, education, and facilities in our prison system
and yes - I'm a huge fan of Lichenstein, but its ridiculous that artwork that was basically copied and painted in so little time would warrant enough money to feed a nation