On December 24th, Hyperallergic, a forum on art and culture, reported on an experiment that is being conducted by “Cards Against Humanity” in which 150,000 people who paid $15 apiece for the privilege of receiving eight mystery gifts during the month of December have, as one gift, been given the opportunity to vote on whether they wish to receive a sliver of a Picasso print–the linocut “Tete de Faune, edition of 50– or to have the work donated to The Art Institute of Chicago (http://hyperallergic.com/263915/150000-people-will-vote-to-preserve-or-pulverize-a-picasso/). If the majority wish to say that they own something by Picasso, then the print will be divided into 150,000 pieces using a laser. While this experiment may be legal, is it wise?
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