Re: FLUXLIST: RE: anti-art

[Owen Smith]

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>As far as I know Manzoni did not sell these for very much, due to
>Manzoni's
>untimely early death the items fell prey to spectacular commodification by
>collectors.

It was not them amount but the process of equivalency that was a key here
the cans were sold based on their weight (30 grams I believe) so that the
price of the work was the current price of gold. If one can get past some
of the more superficial aspects or potential responses this is a really
great piece with all of the issues it raises about artist as maker, the
nature and materials of art, the commodification of the art object and the
whole range of issues related to artists' multiples.

Owen