Screenshots of Others’ Instagram Photos Each Sold by Artist for Nearly $90,000
Several weeks ago, artist Richard Prince displayed and sold his newest collection, “New Portraits,” at the Frieze Art Fair in New York. The collection was filled with giant, 6-foot-tall screenshots of Instagram pictures taken by complete strangers—some famous and some not—people whom he had never met nor sought permission from. By the end of the night, only one portrait remained. The rest had sold for around $90,000 each.
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