Picture of Potato Sells for €1 Million

[DougFord]

All that's left to do is post this up on Instagram so Richard Prince can turn it into real art. A spudsploitation masterpiece.

Mr. Potato Head, nose, mouth and eyes should do it.

 

[__jc]

Hey maybe RFF as a collective could buy it; of course, we'd all need to chip in.

 

[RichL]

A farmer would have to produce about 10,000 tons to get the same amount for his potatoes.

P.S.

I just love artspeak

 

[FujiLove]

It's a mash-terpiece.

When you're nursing a very poorly dog and dreading the surgery to come, a hard belly laugh is worth $2 million.

Thank you.

 

[x-ray]

I think it matters if the price is contrived for publicity or business reasons

It brings to mind (tangentially) Edward Weston's pepper images

when I see those - I see originality, I see a human form in abstraction

when I see this potato - I see a well lit potato

Edward Weston sold his prints for $50. Big difference. Which will endure and gain value in the next 50 years?

Potato bought by a nut.