Have you ever been caught up in the moment, lured by the siren call of Bono and his activist activities, and bought a U2 album expecting some serious ART? While buying How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb may not have given you the life-altering, mind-enhancing experience you wanted, you can now actually purchase verifiable, time-tested art from U2. If you are a millionaire that is.
The New York Times is reporting that the band is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat original purchased by U2 bassist Adam Clayton. It goes up for sale at Sotheby's in London July 1. The highest price a Basquiat has ever received is $14.6 million. The U2-affiliated piece is expected to get $11.7 million. What? No one wants to lay down an extra million or two for a painting that came in frequent contact with Bono himself?
