It's priceless! Kanye West's Famous sculpture 'will not be put on sale'... despite claims it is worth $4 million
An art piece could not hope to be more topical in the pop culture sphere.
However, despite the appeal of Kanye West's Famous sculpture, which features a host of nude celebrities, the piece is not for sale.
A rep for Blum & Poe gallery shot down a recent report claiming the artwork had an asking price of $4 million.
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Can't put a price tag on genius: Despite the appeal of Kanye West's Famous sculpture, which features a host of nude celebrities featured in his music video, the piece is not for sale (Kim Kardashian seen here on Friday at the Los Angeles gallery show)
The gallery stated: 'The work was never for sale, is not currently for sale, and a price has not been discussed nor agreed upon.'
The statement was in response to a piece that appeared in The New York Times, which claimed the silicone sculpture was priced at Blum & Poe Gallery for $4 million.
The piece features Kanye's wife Kim Kardashian completely nude sprawled on a bed alongside replicas of West, Taylor Swift, George W Bush, Donald Trump , Anna Wintour, Rihanna , Chris Brown, Ray J, Amber Rose, Caitlyn Jenner and Bill Cosby.
I don't have a price! A rep for Blum & Poe gallery shot down a recent report claiming the artwork had an asking price of $4 million (the rapper pictured on Thursday in NYC)
Can't get enough: Kim appeared to be enamored with the replica of herself sleeping next to husband Kanye as she snapped pictures of the exhibit while Kendall Jenner posed seductively behind her
A rep for Kanye was unimpressed by the idea that he planned to cash in on his creation, saying: 'We are incredibly flattered that a number is being reported but at no point have we ever disclosed a sale price for the piece.
'As far as Mr. West is concerned - it's all about the art. We are looking forward to announcing when Famous will be available again for viewing.'
The rep added that contrary to reports, the 12 figures were made of silicone - not wax.
They explained that the lifelike sculptures were hand-fabricated by more than 30 fabricators who worked in two Los Angeles-based studios over a period of two and a half months.
The 'Famous' music video (pictured) stirred up a massive controversy in June after the rapper allegedly didn't get permission to use the likenesses. Most notably was Taylor Swift who was said to be 'mad as hell' that Kanye used her image
The Famous music video stirred up a massive controversy in June after the rapper allegedly didn't get permission to use the likenesses of the celebrities featured.
The artwork Kanye displayed of the naked replicas from the music video got him into trouble with the celebrities featured in the bed when he debuted the video.
Most notably was singer Taylor Swift who was allegedly 'mad as hell' at the rapper for using a naked lookalike wax figure of her.
The man in question: Kanye was certainly proud to have his work in the gallery
Kanye watched from a video screen on Friday as he prepared for a show on his Saint Pablo Tour in Buffalo, New York, before going to Canada
'Taylor is furious after seeing Kanye's video. She feels like she's been assaulted,' a source told HollywoodLife.com when the video was released in June.
'She knew he was unpredictable but didn't think he would go so far. She's strategizing with her team as to what her next move should be.'
The source added: 'She's weighing all her options and will then respond accordingly. Just writing a song dissing him isn't enough payback for something like this.'
Kanye added fuel to the controversy when he tweeted tauntingly: 'Can somebody sue me already #I'll wait.'
Shot caller: The artist certainly doesn't need the money with a net worth exceeding $100M
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