Tomo Savic-Gecan, untitled (2009)
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Sal Randolph
‘Free Manifesta‘ (2002) by Sal Randolph.
A place in Manifesta 4 was purchased for $15,099 from Christoph Büchel in an eBay auction, and any artist who wished was invited to exhibit their work as part of Free Manifesta. Over 225 artists & groups participated in free public art projects.
Christoph Büchel
‘Invite Yourself’ (2002) by Christoph Büchel.
After being invited to Manifesta 4, Christoph Büchel sold his participation rights to the highest bidder on eBay.
Caleb Larsen
Caleb Larsen, ‘A tool to deceive and slaughter’ (2009)
A physical sculpture that is perpetually attempting to auction itself on eBay.
Every ten minutes the black box pings a server on the internet via the ethernet connection to check if it is for sale on the eBay. If its auction has ended or it has sold, it automatically creates a new auction of itself.
If a person buys it on eBay, the current owner is required to send it to the new owner. The new owner must then plug it into ethernet, and the cycle repeats itself.
Follow the current auction here: http://atooltodeceiveandslaughter.com
Bronzethieves
A sculpture in a park in Deventer was cut off at the ankles by bronzethieves.
The original.
Christin Lahr
‘Macht Geschenke: Das Kapital’ (2009 – ca. 2052) by Christin Lahr
Every day, for about 43 years, Lahr will be transferring a donation of 1 cent to the German Ministry of Finance, accompanied with 108 letters from Marx’s ‘Das Kapital’.