"in 2013, his Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's for $58.4 million" 'The Most Expensive GIF of All Time' Is Being Sold for $5,800 (The Atlantic.) This article is about art and how, as time passes, it becomes stranger and more bloated. As more and more people try to create something "New" and "Bold" the definition of art shifts as well. What was once new has become old, that's why in this article the main topic is of Jeff Koons Balloon Dog (Orange) and how another artist created another version of it, a sort of critique. It's a short gif of a balloon dog deflating. Michael Green created this gif to "Destroy" (deflate) the image of modern art and how it needs to evolve into a digital medium. The article states that he thinks "Physical museums, like compact discs and books are dead." Another part of his art piece was the price he set, a mere 5'800 dollars for a gif of a balloon dog deflating. This steep price in and within itself is a critique of art and how it sells. Of course, the gif never sold and remains on ebay for the same price. Which, in some way, is what the artist wanted.
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