Give You $$ If You Take My Art
拿我的藝術品我就給你錢
2019
With a fake it till you make it attitude, I decided to pay visitors who came to my studio space during a 2019 Open Studios event to collect my artwork. In order to take away the money, visitors would have to sign a contract on the spot, stating they would be keeping my work for at least 5 years and were willing to be listed as my official art collectors. The show was sold out with negative monetary value.
抱著”fake it till you make it” 態度，我決定給在2019年向來我工作室的訪客們金錢，以交換他們收藏我的藝術作品。若想要我的錢，訪客們必須當場簽署一份收藏家合約，宣示他們將至少保留我的作品5年，不拿去丟掉或轉賣，並願意被列為我的正式藝術收藏家。這項活動最終令我以極高的「負」價值售罄我所有的藝術品。
抱著”fake it till you make it” 態度，我決定給在2019年向來我工作室的訪客們金錢，以交換他們收藏我的藝術作品。若想要我的錢，訪客們必須當場簽署一份收藏家合約，宣示他們將至少保留我的作品5年，不拿去丟掉或轉賣，並願意被列為我的正式藝術收藏家。這項活動最終令我以極高的「負」價值售罄我所有的藝術品。
After the first day of the Open Studios, most of the “better works” were labeled “Reserved” by the visitors. People were quite honest, and I did not find any money stolen without the work being taken.
活動為期四天，但在活動的第一天結束後，大部分被認為是“較好的作品”都馬上被訪客標記為“已預定”。看來即使是有錢拿又有東西拿的活動，大家對於好壞還是挺在乎。
For the less likable works like the first one shown above, I doubled the price of it, hoping it would increase the desire the next day. For other less likable works, like the second one shown above, I forced some of my friends to switch their reservations, taking the less diserable paintings instead of the high demand ones.
對於像上面展示的兩件不太受歡迎的作品，我將我支付的價格加倍，希望能增加第二天的「賣相」。至於其他更不受歡迎的作品，我則是動用了人情，迫使交情比較好的朋友改拿比較不受歡迎的作品，而把受歡迎的作品留給更廣大的「市場」。
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對於像上面展示的兩件不太受歡迎的作品，我將我支付的價格加倍，希望能增加第二天的「賣相」。至於其他更不受歡迎的作品，我則是動用了人情，迫使交情比較好的朋友改拿比較不受歡迎的作品，而把受歡迎的作品留給更廣大的「市場」。
I did some secret recording (jk, I did make it clear I was recording.) The total monitor recording last 4 hours, these are the few moments I found particularly cute. (Originally planned to film it for 20 hours, but I forgot to charge the battery beforehand, oops.)
After the Sale, I was able to collect a pile of legal contracts and started packaging and delivering the works to the new collectors. I finally felt at ease that I am as professional as my MFA colleagues who have been represented by galleries and a list of collectors.
在活動結束後，我獲得了一大堆新的合法「收藏家」。我也認真的將作品一一打包並交付給新的收藏家們。一切結束後，我感覺自己也終於成為一位有著一長串收藏家列表的「頂流MFA」出生藝術家了。藝術家果然能在不妥協且不炒作的情況下成功，給錢就好了。認真的補一句，這個項目除了是對自己自尊心的把玩，同時也是對於整個藝術市場的批判。
