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Blah114aa · 7 December 2019, 05:37 AM

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/12/0...-at-art-basel/

I thought buying a sub for 10k was bad....

“ MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Arguably one of the most talked-about works of art at this year’s Art Basel was a banana duct-taped to a wall that sold for $120,000......”

greggsiam · 7 December 2019, 11:50 AM

Your "investment" will be moldy and rotten inside 2 week. What is the point? My only thought is money laundering.

I was required to take modern art classes when attending the university and I had a pretty bad opinion that most modern art was garbage and the people that supported it were strange. I left with pretty much the same opinion.

It really shows wealth inequity in the world when the price of a small house can be thrown away by two people on garbage art.

Dyim · 7 December 2019, 12:22 PM

McLovin · 7 December 2019, 12:41 PM

Some art is weird. Always has been.

Blah114aa · 7 December 2019, 01:22 PM

I might tape an apple to a wall. Then sell it. Then I’ll duct tape an Apple,iPad next time around.

AzPaul · 7 December 2019, 01:31 PM

Not trying to be judgmental or cruel, but the buyer's a fool.

I wouldn't have paid a penny more than 100K.

locutus49 · 7 December 2019, 01:40 PM

Well, look we children of the 60s know you can at least smoke the banana skin.

77T · 7 December 2019, 02:11 PM

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A con job and nobody goes to jail...

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mailman · 7 December 2019, 07:56 PM

$.49/lb

Blah114aa · 7 December 2019, 09:21 PM

I agree any art would be a great money laundering method. What’s to stop someone from buying an ice cube for 10 million $... buying it from a relative. Couldn’t any drug dealer simply buy art from people he or she knows,...then allow the seller to keep a percentage after the fact , etc.. in other words, I pay 10 million for an ice cube, then the seller gives me back 9.95 million in return via a shell company.... I’m quite sure this has been done many times. It’s how Wall Street works as well.

Robtayham · 7 December 2019, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blah114aa

I agree any art would be a great money laundering method. What’s to stop someone from buying an ice cube for 10 million $... buying it from a relative. Couldn’t any drug dealer simply buy art from people he or she knows,...then allow the seller to keep a percentage after the fact , etc.. in other words, I pay 10 million for an ice cube, then the seller gives me back 9.95 million in return via a shell company.... I’m quite sure this has been done many times. It’s how Wall Street works as well.

You nailed it: banana art, wall street, illegal drugs and money laundering are all part of the same scheme. It’s probably why YG Rolexes have been so popular with the wall street fat cats; mafia, and Miami clientele.

Rock · 7 December 2019, 11:03 PM

It's a business like any other. Sometimes phony. Sometimes a crooked business.
There are con-men, there are suckers, and there are criminals.

RW16610 · 8 December 2019, 12:01 AM

I think I've officially seen it all now. My appreciation for art increases with time but...

Blansky · 8 December 2019, 02:21 AM

It's a slippery slope.....

Rockrolex · 8 December 2019, 02:39 AM

As someone once said, "A fool and his money are soon parted."

RW16610 · 8 December 2019, 09:00 AM

Ha! Some guy just ate it and could very well end up in jail now

Rock · 8 December 2019, 09:27 AM

How would you feel? Someone just ate my work of art.
What next?
Polish off a Picasso?
Masticate a Miro?
Chew a Cezanne?

mschafer · 8 December 2019, 01:05 PM

I would say, support artists, they hold the mirror up to society no matter how reticules it may seem. While I agree a fruit taped to the wall might not the most sound investment, it supports the art and review that we all need. So, Thank you to the artist, the gallery taking the risk and the patron will;long to spend his money. Let’s keep it, ya’ll...

Rock · 8 December 2019, 01:10 PM

The only mirror this guy is holding is the one that Alice went through.

Jay (Eire) · 8 December 2019, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by greggsiam

My only thought is money laundering.

This is my exact thought every time I see a vintage Rolex or modern RM get sold anywhere.

greggsiam · 9 December 2019, 03:24 PM

and we have a higher level of idiot now. glad he was arrested.

https://www.miamiherald.com/entertai...238176479.html

77T · 10 December 2019, 12:16 AM

The guy who ate the banana was applauded...

...and likely spurred this lipstick wielding bonehead to perform his own act of defilement.

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Blansky · 10 December 2019, 12:21 AM

The purpose of art is to initiate an emotional response.

Which can lead to a physical response.

Nobody died. Move on.

Spartacus · 10 December 2019, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blansky

It's a slippery slope.....

One must truly peel back to enjoy it.

AzPaul · 10 December 2019, 12:02 PM

"Sometimes a banana is just a banana."

~ S. Freud

EEpro · 10 December 2019, 12:38 PM

I bet the judge throws this one out, peel and all.

Rock · 10 December 2019, 03:52 PM

It wasn't ever about the Banana. It was about the duct tape.

enjoythemusic · 10 December 2019, 10:31 PM

In place of where the banana was, it now says....

Cryten · 10 December 2019, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

In place of where the banana was, it now says....

And then the security guards covered it up (quite literally). The irony makes my head spin.

Brew · 10 December 2019, 11:25 PM

I like the thought behind it; the principle, if you will (or even if you won't). But the actual execution is a slippery slope for art.

7 December 2019, 05:37 AM	#1
Blah114aa Banned Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Here Watch: Iphone Posts: 234	Works of art.. how much would you pay... https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/12/0...-at-art-basel/ I thought buying a sub for 10k was bad.... “ MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Arguably one of the most talked-about works of art at this year’s Art Basel was a banana duct-taped to a wall that sold for $120,000......”

7 December 2019, 01:31 PM	#6
AzPaul 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Paul Location: Tucson, Az Watch: Rolex 1501 Posts: 13,193	Not trying to be judgmental or cruel, but the buyer's a fool. I wouldn't have paid a penny more than 100K. __________________ Ain't much of a crime, whacking a surly bartender

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77T 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 40,691	Brilliant... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A con job and nobody goes to jail... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

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7 December 2019, 11:03 PM	#12
Rock 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rocky Location: Australia Watch: Grail:Bluesy Posts: 17,655	It's a business like any other. Sometimes phony. Sometimes a crooked business. There are con-men, there are suckers, and there are criminals. __________________ Cellini 4112. Sub 14060M. DJ 16233. Rotherhams 1847 Pocket-watch. Foundation Member of 'Horologists Anonymous' "Hi, I'm Rocky, and I'm a Horologist..."

7 December 2019, 11:50 AM	#2
greggsiam "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Gregg Location: Bangkok Posts: 694	Your "investment" will be moldy and rotten inside 2 week. What is the point? My only thought is money laundering. I was required to take modern art classes when attending the university and I had a pretty bad opinion that most modern art was garbage and the people that supported it were strange. I left with pretty much the same opinion. It really shows wealth inequity in the world when the price of a small house can be thrown away by two people on garbage art.

7 December 2019, 12:22 PM	#3
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7 December 2019, 12:41 PM	#4
McLovin "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Watch: SubC Posts: 1,014	Some art is weird. Always has been.

7 December 2019, 01:22 PM	#5
Blah114aa Banned Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Here Watch: Iphone Posts: 234	I might tape an apple to a wall. Then sell it. Then I’ll duct tape an Apple,iPad next time around.

7 December 2019, 01:40 PM	#7
locutus49 Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: John Location: La Jolla, CA Watch: Platona Posts: 12,194	Well, look we children of the 60s know you can at least smoke the banana skin.

7 December 2019, 09:21 PM	#10
Blah114aa Banned Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Here Watch: Iphone Posts: 234	I agree any art would be a great money laundering method. What’s to stop someone from buying an ice cube for 10 million $... buying it from a relative. Couldn’t any drug dealer simply buy art from people he or she knows,...then allow the seller to keep a percentage after the fact , etc.. in other words, I pay 10 million for an ice cube, then the seller gives me back 9.95 million in return via a shell company.... I’m quite sure this has been done many times. It’s how Wall Street works as well.

8 December 2019, 12:01 AM	#13
RW16610 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Rommel Location: Toronto Canada Watch: 116710LN Posts: 8,963	I think I've officially seen it all now. My appreciation for art increases with time but...

8 December 2019, 02:21 AM	#14
Blansky 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: swmnpoolsmovie* Posts: 9,071	It's a slippery slope.....

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8 December 2019, 09:00 AM	#16
RW16610 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Rommel Location: Toronto Canada Watch: 116710LN Posts: 8,963	Ha! Some guy just ate it and could very well end up in jail now

8 December 2019, 09:27 AM	#17
Rock 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rocky Location: Australia Watch: Grail:Bluesy Posts: 17,655	How would you feel? Someone just ate my work of art. What next? Polish off a Picasso? Masticate a Miro? Chew a Cezanne? __________________ Cellini 4112. Sub 14060M. DJ 16233. Rotherhams 1847 Pocket-watch. Foundation Member of 'Horologists Anonymous' "Hi, I'm Rocky, and I'm a Horologist..."

8 December 2019, 01:05 PM	#18
mschafer "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New York Posts: 971	I would say, support artists, they hold the mirror up to society no matter how reticules it may seem. While I agree a fruit taped to the wall might not the most sound investment, it supports the art and review that we all need. So, Thank you to the artist, the gallery taking the risk and the patron will;long to spend his money. Let’s keep it, ya’ll...

8 December 2019, 01:10 PM	#19
Rock 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rocky Location: Australia Watch: Grail:Bluesy Posts: 17,655	The only mirror this guy is holding is the one that Alice went through. __________________ Cellini 4112. Sub 14060M. DJ 16233. Rotherhams 1847 Pocket-watch. Foundation Member of 'Horologists Anonymous' "Hi, I'm Rocky, and I'm a Horologist..."

9 December 2019, 03:24 PM	#21
greggsiam "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Gregg Location: Bangkok Posts: 694	and we have a higher level of idiot now. glad he was arrested. https://www.miamiherald.com/entertai...238176479.html

10 December 2019, 12:16 AM	#22
77T 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 40,691	The guy who ate the banana was applauded... ...and likely spurred this lipstick wielding bonehead to perform his own act of defilement. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

10 December 2019, 12:21 AM	#23
Blansky 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: swmnpoolsmovie* Posts: 9,071	The purpose of art is to initiate an emotional response. Which can lead to a physical response. Nobody died. Move on.

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AzPaul 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Paul Location: Tucson, Az Watch: Rolex 1501 Posts: 13,193	"Sometimes a banana is just a banana." ~ S. Freud __________________ Ain't much of a crime, whacking a surly bartender

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Rock 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rocky Location: Australia Watch: Grail:Bluesy Posts: 17,655	It wasn't ever about the Banana. It was about the duct tape. __________________ Cellini 4112. Sub 14060M. DJ 16233. Rotherhams 1847 Pocket-watch. Foundation Member of 'Horologists Anonymous' "Hi, I'm Rocky, and I'm a Horologist..."

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enjoythemusic 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: Steven Location: Glocal Posts: 19,405	In place of where the banana was, it now says.... __________________ __________________ “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'” -- Hunter S. Thompson Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory.

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Brew "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: Larry Location: Finger Lakes Posts: 6,007	I like the thought behind it; the principle, if you will (or even if you won't). But the actual execution is a slippery slope for art.

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