Danish artist Olafur Eliasson made quite a splash recently with his four giant waterfalls in the New York City harbor. He was also the question of much speculation on the Stagecraft mailing list this week when another of his "art" pieces sold at Sotheby's for $105,000.
Take a look here and you too will be amazed: http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159476170
Of course we have to assume the blue square on the wall is the "art" and not the fixture, but still.....