{"id":594,"date":"2004-11-18T07:49:11","date_gmt":"2004-11-18T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/2004\/11\/evidence_of_insanity\/"},"modified":"2004-11-18T07:49:11","modified_gmt":"2004-11-18T15:49:11","slug":"evidence_of_insanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/main\/evidence_of_insanity.php","title":{"rendered":"Evidence of insanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, here I am, burning up perfectly good brain cells pondering the public value of culture<\/a>, how audiences attach value to the creative experience, and how arts organizations can make a better connection…and along comes this little tidbit to throw it all akimbo:<\/p>\n

\nA grilled cheese sandwich<\/a> is now for sale on eBay, with a current bid of $18,000<\/strike> $16,000<\/strike> $7500<\/strike> $15,000<\/strike> $28,000 (the price took a dip shortly after this post, but then made a healthy recovery later on).<\/p>\n

\nThe sandwich, which appears to have an image of the Virgin Mary grilled onto it, was put up for sale last week, then pulled by eBay as a probable hoax, and then reposted<\/a> when they decided it was a legitimate item for sale by its current owner (who seems to have taken a bite out of it before seeing the divine image).<\/p>\n

\nThe sandwich is a cultural artifact, I suppose…either for the image of a toasty face, or for the hype and public attention that now surround it. But how come someone will pay $18,000<\/strike> $16,000<\/strike> $7500<\/strike> $15,000<\/strike> $28,000 for a grilled cheese sandwich, and others complain about a tiny bump in an arts organization’s ticket price?<\/p>\n

\nMay the blessed sandwich guide and protect us all.<\/p>\n

\nUPDATE (11\/22\/04): The eBay auction closed on the sandwich, with a winning bid of $28,000. Someone’s going to have a whopper case of buyer’s remorse when the UPS package arrives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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