The buyer of the artwork will be instructed on how to make it at their location.
A quirky piece of pickles taken out of a McDonald’s cheeseburger and thrown onto the ceiling of an art gallery in New Zealand has gone viral on the internet. The work, simply titled “Pickles”, is by Australian artist Matthew Griffin, who is selling the artwork for a whopping price of NZ$10,000 (Rs 4.93 lakh).
“Pickles” is on display at the Michael Lett Gallery, and is one of four new works at the Sydney exhibition, Fine Arts, in Auckland. The picture of the artwork shared on Instagram shows the pickle sticking to the ceiling, with nothing but the mixed sauce and inherent viscosity with which it was served.
Take a look at the artwork below:
“Matthew Griffin, ‘Pickles’, 2022 A sculpture with a slice of pickle from a McDonald’s cheeseburger thrown onto the ceiling,” read the caption of the post.
Since being shared, the image has stunned the internet. While some called it “genius” and “brilliant”, others called it “silly”. One user wrote, “This is by far the best thing I’ve ever seen.” Another added, “Stupid and worthless…..art is dead.” “Part of a rich late night tradition,” said the third. The fourth jokingly commented, “I was kicked out of McDonald’s by the police for doing this when I was a teenager, now it’s art.”
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talking to GuardianRyan Moore, director of Fine Arts, Sydney, who represents Mr Griffin, said: “A humorous response to the work is not invalid – it’s okay, because it’s funny.” He said the artwork raises questions about “how to generate value and meaning among people”. Mr. Moore also said not to bother about the inevitable question of whether pickles are “art”.
“Generally speaking, artists are not the ones to decide whether something is art or not – they are the ones who create and do things. Is there something as valuable and meaningful as artwork, the way we, collectively, a As society chooses to use it or talk about it,” Moore told the outlet.
“It looks like a pickle mounted to the ceiling — and there’s no artifact, that’s right — there’s something in the encounter with him in the form of sculpture or sculpture,” he said.
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According to today, the artwork has a NZ$10,000 price tag and a cheeseburger will cost the buyer another NZ$4.44. The person purchasing it will also be instructed on how to recreate the art in its place.
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