10/24/2006
Bidding Frenzy for Banksy Warhol Fakes of Kate Moss
Street artist and pop culture prankster Banksy is probably the only artist I can think of who could copy a Warhol and get an extravagant price for it. Sotheby's described the bidding as "frenzied": "Originally valued at £10,000 they eventually fetched £50,000." And if Warhol were alive today, he'd probably approve.
If you caught the recent PBS American Masters documentary on Warhol, you might remember a clip where a reporter questioned Andy about the famous Brillo boxes. The reporter asked, "Why have you bothered to do that? Why not create something new?" Andy replied: "Because it's easier to do."
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Posted 3:45 PM EST by Andy Towle in Andy Warhol, Art & Design, Auctions, Banksy, News | Permalink
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Artist Elaine Strutevant has been making Warhol copies for awhile now. She sold one such copy for $531,000 in May at Christie's NY. Beat that, Banksy.
reference: Artnet (Strutevant is #71). http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwatch/artnetnews6-12-06.asp
Posted by: Jason | Oct 24, 2006 5:56:39 PM
I forgot to mention: allpopart.com turns any photo into a Warhol for about 60 bux. Warhol probably would have approved more of the internet copies than the 500grand Strutevant.
Posted by: Jason | Oct 24, 2006 6:01:45 PM