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Donal Logue Instagram – In 1997, @jessepooljesse and I bought a place in Tribeca from the artist Bernar Venet (@venetfoundation). In my room was a color wheel wall painting that looked like a psychedelic pizza. Upon investigation, we discovered it was an original installation by the artist Sol LeWitt.
Later that year, while I was in Thailand working, my cousin Brendan painted over the LeWitt to make the room brighter.
“Bold move, Brendan.”
“You like it?”
“I do. But I think that wall was worth a bunch of money.”
It turned out that the LeWitt was estimated to be worth $400,000.00. Of course, art (and its value) is subjective and LeWitt’s work the topic of a lot of “is it good or not” style conversation. The trick with a LeWitt, however (as we discovered), is that it has to be in its original location to be worth anything, meaning the wall couldn’t be removed and sold as a piece.
“That was a LeWitt, cuz,” I said.
“It was,” said Brendan, smiling. “Now it’s an original O’Shea.”
That pad on 533 Canal became an amazing clearing-house for all kinds of artists and musicians. For all of you (you know who you are) who shared that space with us over the years, thanks for the amazing memories. | Posted on 03/Oct/2022 01:49:36