Beeple digital artwork auctioned for a record $69 million | Culture| Arts, music and lifestyle reporting from Germany | DW
Beeple digital artwork auctioned for a record $69 million Christie's auction house in London had until now only sold physical works of art. Beeple's digital piece has become the third-most-expensive work sold by a living artist. Beeple's digital artwork is a collage of 5,000 pictures Art is always about the original. For many collectors, works of art are an investment, a prestige object — and also a tangible one. For the first time, the renowned London-based auction house Christie's auctioned off on Thursday a purely digital work of art — a collage of 5,000 pictures by US artist Mike ...