Murakami’s “My Lonesome Cowboy” sells for $15M
05/18/2008 @ 6:00 pm
Takashi Murakami’s life sized hentai action figure has sold for $15,161,000 according to Sotheby’s website.
The piece of part of his show currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum. I went to see it a couple of weeks ago and it’s a really fun show.
A picture of the piece is below (NSFW):
Seriously, someone has too much money if they spent $15 million on a cartoon guy playing with his spunk.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:45 pmWhat a waste of money !
May 19th, 2008 at 7:32 pmYeah, I have to agree it’s a waste. Think, for example, of the Unkei Buddha at Christie’s which went for around the same price–that just has to be worth more.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:54 pmFirst thought: A fool and his money are soon parted.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:20 amSecond thought: He had at least $15 million… maybe he knows something I don’t!
You never know. Hew may turn around and sell it for 20 million. If you look at art auctions, you can buy works from the old masters for much cheaper than many popular current works. It may be that there’s less personal connection felt with the older works. Flying spunk is something half the world’s population can identify with.
Still, I would stick with the older, cheaper stuff…
May 20th, 2008 at 7:18 amyeah, I actually saw Murakami’s show this past Saturday. The cowboy and his lasso of seamen was placed directly across from a slightly less revealing hentai female. Not to be out done, in true hentai fashion, the green haired vixen sprouted a hula-hoop of breast lactation around her body…not kidding.
I normally wouldn’t have any problems with the “ahhhhtwork” but there were TONS OF LITTLE KIDS RUNNING AROUND.
May 20th, 2008 at 9:56 amMy first thought was man they spanked that one right up the wall *L*
May 20th, 2008 at 2:53 pm