Kanye kissing Kanye artist will paint over mural if someone buys $100,000 print
A mural of Kanye West kissing Kanye West in Australia has become a miniature tourist attraction, with some even joining in the fun and making out in front of it.
But the painting along a wall in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Chippendale appears to have ruffled feathers all the way back to the U.S., according to the mural's artist, who completed it in early March.
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Artist Scott Marsh alleges that someone claiming to be from the hip-hop artist's management offered him a lot of money to paint over the wall, he told the ABC.
Marsh replied to the request by asking for "a six-figure sum" and a lifetime supply of Yeezy Boost sneakers. He unsurprisingly received no reply, Marsh confirmed to Mashable Australia via email.
He then released a large print of the controversial image on Tuesday -- painted over with white -- and he'll do the same to the real mural if it is purchased on the art site 1xRUN.
The only catch is that the print costs A$100,000 (US$76,380), meaning there's likely one person who can afford it and would want the mural buffed. No prizes for guessing who.
"It's an open invitation to Kanye. If he buys that print then I'll paint over the mural," Marsh told ABC 702.
Marsh has given West two weeks to buy the print, promising to buff the mural "within 24 hours of purchase" on his listing. He said that he has "not as yet" received enquiries or interest for the print.
Only time will tell if Kanye really loves Kanye.
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