If you’re wandering around the Gagosian
Gallery in New York any time soon, don’t be surprised if you see your Instagram
posts adorning the walls of the gallery.
That’s because an artist has made and blown up prints of other people’s
Instagram photos – and he’s selling each one for up to £63,000 ($100,000).
Artist Richard Prince hasn’t even gained consent from the original
snap-takers, but is reportedly ‘notorious in the art world for taking other
people’s work’, before adapting them and selling the artworks on for huge sums
of cash.
One of the show’s
Instagram’s came courtesy of Doe Deere, who admitted that she didn’t mind that
her work featured in the gallery.
‘No, I did not give my permission and
yes, the controversial artist Richard Prince put it up anyway’, she wrote.
‘It’s already sold ($90K I’ve been told) during the VIP preview.
No, I’m not gonna go after him’.
But while the photo owners might be keen to get a slice of the
money, Prince has previously won legal battles over his work, as it falls under
fair use, meaning that he’s likely to get away with his current audacious
artworks.
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