This 6 foot high sculpture by Alberto Giacometti sold for a record amount of $104.3 million at an auction in London. This work seems more like science to me, than art. I don't see how this is any different from the real human skeletons that are preserved at the Bodies Exhibit in NYC. Is it fair for such works to be sold at such a high price, especially in the kind of economic condition the world is in? As innovative and inspiring as Alberto Giacometti's work is, I find it hard to understand how someone could justify spending this large a sum on such artwork when even a small portion of this money could help much nobler causes... that survivors of the Haiti earthquake perhaps? As important as art is to our society, I am not sure what to think of think of this kind of auction.
I agree, it seems like there are many other things that someone should spend $104.3 million dollars on. Especially at a time when the economy is not doing well.
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