Panel Host: Is a photograph ever worth seven figures?
After a photograph of a potato famously achieved a seven-figure price, the art world exploded in ridicule. Here, we brought the creator of the potato portrait Kevin Abosch, Sotheby’s Head of Photographs Brandei Estes, gallerist Laura Noble and photo agency director Matt Shonfeld together to discuss it.
“Within a week I recieved at least 10,000 emails from across the globe. I had people who liked the work. and people who wrote stuff like: ‘Well done, genius! Congratulations, you fucking hack’”
