Caleb Larsen
From Reuters:
A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter is an artwork by Caleb Larsen, currently for sale on eBay. If it hasn’t sold in the next couple of days — the minimum bid is $2,500 — it will go back on eBay. On the other hand, if it does sell, it will still go back on eBay. That’s what it does, as clearly explained in the legal contract accompanying the work:
Artist has created a work of art titled “A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter (2009)” (“the Artwork”) which consists of a black box that places itself for sale on the auction website “eBay” (the “Auction Venue”) every seven (7) days. The Artwork consists of the combination of the black box or cube, the electronics contained therein, and the concept that such a physical object “sells itself” every week.
Somebody recently bought it, and Slog interviewed him.
4 Comments
Feb 02, 2010 @ 20:29:32
I want it.
Feb 03, 2010 @ 03:38:08
ummmm… you can’t have it, but you can apparently pay for it? christ. Caleb Larsen is a straight-up hustler. and poor Terence Spies(the first new “owner”) probably didn’t even get a reach-around.
yikes! current starting bids on eBay are just below $7,000.
Feb 03, 2010 @ 06:02:15
yeah i know i can’t have it. i read the article. it’s the fact that it will escape me that makes me want to try and possess it.
Feb 03, 2010 @ 06:21:39
I know, and Larsen gets like 15% of the price each time it’s sold. But you gotta admit it’s kinda brilliant.