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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9547608, member: 79705&quot;]Hahaha so it could be one or more of these:</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the concept/cultural/historical/etc. value and not aesthetic/technical ability alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s been targeted by the Art Dealers and Agents as an artist to promote to the ultra rich as a portfolio asset to store their wealth in. Some good documentaries out there on this method and the Art Market Bubble.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a money laundering device. Super common with high level corruption.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a scam inflated price, wherein the artist or agent is actually the one that purchased the piece at an inflated price in order to set a precedent worth to attract buyers of the above type. See <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/damien-hirst-skull-storage-2064567" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/damien-hirst-skull-storage-2064567" rel="nofollow">Damien Hirst&#039;s diamond skull scam.</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The art market, like any other market, becomes a game of the ultra rich.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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