Steve Wynn pokes a hole in a Picasso

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Syringer

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Went to the Picasso museum in Barcelona, and while I enjoy a good piece of art as the next person, none of his drawings really impressed me much.
 

EvilYoda

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I wonder if a man with that much money even cared...other than his appreciation for the painting in and of itself, that is.
 

dennilfloss

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At least it's probably restorable, unlike the one-of-a-kind antique wax grammophone tube that was shattered into hundreds of pieces by a collector with Parkinsons disease holding it too tight.:Q:brokenheart:
 

Perknose

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Originally posted by: Journer
pft...art sucks...i would have bought it an burned it in front of all the art fags to just see them cry :)
Psssst, your Mom says you need to clean your room or you don't get your allowance this week.

 

Conky

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Originally posted by: lightpants
So what is the painting worth now? It still is the same painting, but with a hole in it.

20 million?

If he has it restored, would it be worth what he paid for it?
It's probably worth $150 million now due to the extra publicity. :laugh:

 

sandmanwake

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The guy's name is going down in the art history books. Decades from now when art students are discussing Picasso they'll learn how some guy named Steve Wynn poked a hole in it.
 

her209

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That's nothing compared to the fund manager who lost $5 billion in one week.
 

altonb1

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Is it me, or does the chick in the painting look like she has a dick upside her head??? :confused:
 

JEDI

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Originally posted by: sandmanwake
The guy's name is going down in the art history books. Decades from now when art students are discussing Picasso they'll learn how some guy named Steve Wynn poked a hole in it.

Some guy?

no, no... some guy would be you and me...

it would read a billionaire named wynn poked a hole in his $140M painting.

 

zerocool84

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Originally posted by: dennilfloss
At least it's probably restorable, unlike the one-of-a-kind antique wax grammophone tube that was shattered into hundreds of pieces by a collector with Parkinsons disease holding it too tight.:Q:brokenheart:

was this on techtv??? if it was i remember watching that with chris pirillo
 

Balt

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Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
At least it's probably restorable, unlike the one-of-a-kind antique wax grammophone tube that was shattered into hundreds of pieces by a collector with Parkinsons disease holding it too tight.:Q:brokenheart:

was this on techtv??? if it was i remember watching that with chris pirillo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXyajC9bwVc


You would have thought Wynn could at least drop the F-bomb after poking a hole in a Picasso.
 

chcarnage

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Originally posted by: Balt
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
At least it's probably restorable, unlike the one-of-a-kind antique wax grammophone tube that was shattered into hundreds of pieces by a collector with Parkinsons disease holding it too tight.:Q:brokenheart:

was this on techtv??? if it was i remember watching that with chris pirillo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXyajC9bwVc


You would have thought Wynn could at least drop the F-bomb after poking a hole in a Picasso.

I feel so bad for the TechTV guest :( (Wax cylinder on Wikipedia)