Last week we mentioned some of the work being offered at Phillips de Pury’s 80s auction, but had no idea how over much it would sell for. Most of the graffiti art being offered sold for more than its estimated price. A FUTURA painting that was expected to fetch between $25,000-35,000 went for $56,250 while a lot of six bombed NYC subway maps by COPE2, GHOST, and T-KID reached a final bid of $16,250 which is about $2000 more per map than what similar versions are currently selling for on Dirty Pilot.com.
So, here’s our suggestions from the same writers that will save art buyers around $12,000 or so unless they of course, prefer the premium that comes with waving a paddle:
COPE2
$500
$500
GHOST
$750
$750
T-KID
$850
$800
Total cost: $4,150
Total savings: $12,100
The tkid ones are cool…. All that other garbage is a waste….It’s awesome some people can make pure trash and it still sells…..Living off your name rules
I'd just like to point out that they all look pretty terrible, no matter the price. As Carlito points out, people are living of their names. Which I suppose is the essence of graffiti these days and street art even moreso.
Hype is only irrelevant on the street. Galleries are not the street.