<nettime> AKSHUN asks:How much would YOU pay?

[akshun@geek.com]

AKSHUN asks:How much would YOU pay?

For Immediate Release:

December 12, 1999
Contact akshun@geek.com
1-310-398-7874

On Oct. 15, 1999, the infamous CalArts collective, AKSHUN, commissioned
our student loans as venture capital and put the institution's main
gallery up for sale on popular Internet auction house, ebay. 
(http://www.calarts.edu/~nudell/archive/archive.html) 

The main gallery's previously unsatisfactory market value, which reflected
low public exposure and limited returns, underscored the need for radical
reassessment. 

The gallery was fervently bid upon from groups around the world as varied
as porn producer Medusaxxx and renowned French biotechnologist known as
"jecca." The controversial auction and the resulting media attention,
including headline coverage in Wired News
(http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,32070,00.html)  improved cost
structure, productivity and profitability.  Bidding started at $5 and
after 52 bids sold for $565.55 to Alan Bukoff of Fluxus Midwest. 

The vendor contract between AKSHUN and Bukoff and the subsequent reselling
of the square footage of the space
(http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=211071513) 
increased overall distribution and maximized AKSHUN visibility and market
appeal. 

AKSHUN is pleased to host highest bidder, Alan Bukoff's "KLONDIKE:
International Fluxus Group Show."  (http://www.nutscape.com/klondike) The
enormous, auctioned gallery space is available for public viewing from
December 12 - December 18 in the Main Gallery of CalArts. 

Akshun and special guest Alexei Shulgin will celebrate this groundbreaking
event on Thursday December 16 from 9 PM until 1 AM with champagne, caviar,
and other assorted delights. 

The internationally renowned 386 DX cyberpunk band was flown in direct
from Moscow to celebrate the new market trend established by AKSHUN and
now taking hold throughout the industry. 

AKSHUN=Art=Money


http://www.calarts.edu/~nudell/archive/archive.html
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,32070,00.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=211071513
http://www.nutscape.com/klondike/



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