Art as a lottery of the greedy? The real motifs of the art collectors

Hundreds of Andy Warhol falsifications and an original drawing worth $ 20,000 sold for $ 250 each.

In the United States, an artist collective recently caused a sensation, with a project that is supposed to disclose the supposedly true motifs of the art collectors.

collective , based in Brooklyn, bought an original drawing by Andy Warhol from 1954 entitled "Fairies" for $ 20,000.

The original work by Andy Warhol was scanned and 999 copies were re-drawn by a robot arm. According to a video on the website of the collective, every copy went through a degradation process before it was authenticated Possibly Real Copy of 'Fairies' by Andy Warhol by Mschf ”

The original was then mixed with the 999 copies and sold for $ 250 each, with each recording of the original piece was destroyed.

Art as a lottery - similar to a lottery, the artists were able to draw a rivet or the main prize , for a price of $ 250.

The collective titled her work " Possibly Real Copy of 'Fairies' by Andy Warhol (2021)".

The head of the artist group, Lukas Bentel , combines the unusual action with an attack on the established  art scene .

He postulates:

For the majority of the wealthy private individuals who collect art, it is not about the aesthetic value, but only about the investment value. ”

He also explains:

By making fairies for forging, we blur the architectural trace of the artwork. Although physically undamaged, we destroy any future trust in the authenticity of work. By burying a needle in a needle stack, we make the original as fake as each of our replicas. "

The collective adds that the copies - or more precisely the entire performance of copying and selling Faries owns them. Therefore, there are not 1,000 copies of a Warhol, but 1000 co -owners of a single work of the collective.

In view of the fact that Warhol considered all things in mass production as welcome, one wonders whether he would spur the creators of this art campaign with a well -kept foam drink.

Joachim Rodriguez y Romero

Owner and managing director of Kunstplaza. Publicist, editor and passionate blogger in the field of art, design and creativity since 2011. Successful conclusion in web design as part of a university degree (2008). Further development of creativity techniques through courses in free drawing, expression painting and theatre/acting. Profound knowledge of the art market through many years of journalistic research and numerous collaborations with actors/institutions from art and culture.

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