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Re:The KLF: Chaos, magic and the band who burned £1M by flir on Friday February 03, 2023 @10:49PM (#34651274)
> Do you think it has anything to do with why they burned a million quid?

Absolutely not. It was all tied up with their distaste for the art industry, not inequality. The burning was the last attempt to create art with the money (after Nailed to the Wall, the failed Money: A Major Body of Cash exhibition, and the K Foundation art award).

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Re:The KLF: Chaos, magic and the band who burned £1M by weego on Saturday February 04, 2023 @04:51AM (#34653192)
The true absurdity should have been the message but it got lost in the outcome. From what I remember they tried to sell Nailed to the wall for £300k explicitly stating it was £1 million in legal tender, but the gallery refused to buy it because they couldn't get it insured.
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