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A Very Frosty, Expensive Game Boy

Artist Daniel Arsham, who in 2018 quietly collaborated on one of the sneakers of the year, often makes and sells very expensive, very sought-after stuff on his personal site. Loads of them are from his “future relic” series, where everyday pieces of tech and pop culture are reimagined as...

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Artist Daniel Arsham, who in 2018 quietly collaborated on one of the sneakers of the year, often makes and sells very expensive, very sought-after stuff on his personal site. Loads of them are from his "future relic" series, where everyday pieces of tech and pop culture are reimagined as archaeological remains, and the next one is the Game Boy.

Many of his previous future relics have sold for $500 retail and then thousands at resale, so this is a little more exclusive than your average Nintendo collectable, even if the crystal effect is just for show (it's actually made of resin). Whether it's worth that much to you is up to, well, you.

ARSHAM EDITIONS — DANIEL ARSHAM

www.danielarsham.com

 

[EverydayBeast]

Would rather spend my money else where but I'm sure there's a market for this stuff.

 

[Wolfgang Jr]

He didn't want to clean his $500 plastic before showing it in a promo video?

 

[V4skunk]

It's £500?
You having a laugh?

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Wake me up when he makes one that can play the games

 

[Spukc]

Great gameboy to show your IQ in public

 

[its_Ditz]

.

 

[jufonuk]

Wow the guy with the expensive watch really sets the tone of how pretentious this shit is.

 

[Lupin3]

Can't wait to not spend money on this.

 

[baphomet]

Anyone with any brains would buy this in a second for $500.

I will most definitely try my best to get one.

 

[Elektro Demon]

500 bucks? Jesus Christ.
I won't get it obviously, but someone out there will, I'm sure.

 

[BootsLoader]

Dafuq is that $hit

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Anyone with any brains would buy this in a second for $500.

I will most definitely try my best to get one.

Nice try, Daniel.

 

[kurisu_1974]

looks like some 3d printed crap

 

[Cravis]

$500 will get you this or (potentially) a next gen system. Which is the more logical and sane decision?

 

[DoctorEkkoUK]

it's like those iphone shaped plastic novelty dog toys, does it squeak when you squeeze it?

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

This feels like it's aimed squarely at hipsters who don't actually play games, but want to feel like they're part of something.

 

[diffusionx]

$500 will get you this or (potentially) a next gen system. Which is the more logical and sane decision?

Depends, do you want a videogame console or a piece of art?

 

[V4skunk]

Depends, do you want a videogame console or a piece of art?

A bit of see through resin isn't worth £500.

 

[diffusionx]

A bit of see through resin isn't worth £500.

That's just, like, your opinion, man.

 

[zeorhymer]

People with money to spend. I wish they'd toss a few thousand my way.

 

[Trojita]

 

[Kamina]

No thanks, i have a real working one at home. And even of i didnt, i know better things to do with 500 bucks.

 

[fatty]

My price where I would buy it is (sliding that decimal over):

$500.00 > $50.00 > $5.00

Come to think about it, $5 for that or a Popeyes Chickens sandwich...eh, just give me the sandwich.

 

[Constant Flux]

Waste of fucking money. I can find much better things to spend my money on.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

"Many of his previous future relics have sold for $500 retail and then thousands at resale"

While Ill agree with most in saying this isn't something I'd add to my own personal art collection, there is a market for this "art", so if I had the disposable 500, I might had considered grabbing one for resale.

Stuff like this is probably how a lot of people make extra funds on the side.

 

[baphomet]

A week later and they're already selling for $2,000+

Hold onto it for a few years and you're looking at 5 figures.