Photo: AI-generated via123RF(Not a photo of the actual print.)
What gives a piece of art its value?
Is it the originality?
Photo: AI-generated via123RF(Not a photo of the actual print.)
Is it the concept?
The collective purchased an original Banksy print for around $97,000.
They then replicated it 299 times and are selling them all for $500 apiece.
That means 299 people will receive a copy, but one will receive an original Banksy.
The only catch is that there is no way to tell what’s original and what’s not.
The experiment is similar to that ofMuseum of Forgeries, which has created copies of original Warhols and Picassos.
By replicating the print and concealing the provenance, all 300 prints are rendered equal, writes the group.
Any of the 300 people could have the initial original, but there is no way to tell.
Which begs the question, are they ALL by Banksy or is NONE by Banksy?
Of course,users on Redditpoint out that the group also has much to gain monetarily in the experiment.
If they sell out completely, they’ll take in $150,000.
If you are interested in participating in the sale, thewebsitehas a place to type your email address.
