$120K Banana & $45K Gummy Bear! But Is THIS Art?

Recently a headline grabbed my attention—and when I read the article it sounded like a Twilight Zone episode or perhaps the plot for a wacky TV sitcom:

An "artist" taped a ordinary banana to the wall of an modern "art" exhibition using a strip of duct-tape.

Then, an "art" patron promptly shelled out $120,000.00 for it.

THEN—a "performance artist" came along and ATE it.

Yep—a regular old banana sold for $120K—and then someone ate it.  

A Photo Of The "Work Of Art" From A CBS 4 News Story About It

It doesn't seem right to give any of these "artists" publicity, so I've purposely omitted their names and the name of the "art" gallery—but because it's almost impossible to believe—here's a link so you can research it for yourself.

https://nypost.com/2019/12/07/the-120k-banana-at-art-basel-eaten-by-ny-performance-artist/

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The same day, I read another article about an "art" patron shelling out $45,000.00 for gummy bear sculptures.  (see photo below)

Yep, you read that right.

An "artist" has been making large sculptures of gummy bears—and people are spending thousands of dollars to acquire them.

I'm not exactly sure where the line begins to buy one—but if you have a lot of mad money laying around and want a gummy bear sculpture of your very own—here's a link so you can find out more:

https://pagesix.com/2019/12/07/art-collector-drops-45k-on-vandal-gummy-sculptures-during-art-basel/

Photo: http://www.fashionedits.com/blog/vandal-gummy-by-whisbe-at-wtc/

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It'd be easy to get off into the weeds and spend a lot of effort explaining the reasons why "art" like this is prized by certain people with a LOT of money.

But the late, raunchy comedian George Carlin may have said it best, "....it's a big club, and you ain't in it."

The video below is from one of Carlin's performances where he lays it all out: 

The people in power don't want you capable of critical thinking—they want you just smart enough to run their machines.  

And while he focuses only on America—it's the same all over the world over.

But be forewarned if you view this video—it's filled with crudeness and profanity, and isn't for the faint of heart.



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