Invisible Sculpture Sold for $18300 by Italian Artist #modernart #art #italy

In 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sparked international debate when he sold an “invisible sculpture” for more than $18,000 at auction. The piece, titled Io Sono (“I Am”), was described not as a physical object but as a “vacuum” — an immaterial space that the artist insisted was still full of energy and possibility.

Garau explained that the sculpture was meant to exist only in the mind of the viewer. Instead of a tangible form, it relied on imagination and perception, aligning itself with conceptual art traditions that question what art actually is. To mark the sculpture’s “presence,” the buyer received a certificate of authenticity and instructions to display it in a five-foot square space, free from obstructions, in any environment.

The sale divided critics and the public. Supporters argued that Garau was pushing boundaries, continuing a long line of conceptual artists like Yves Klein and Piero Manzoni who explored immaterial art and the power of ideas over objects. Detractors dismissed it as a publicity stunt or a symbol of excess in the art market, calling it absurd that someone would pay so much for “nothing.”

Regardless of opinion, the invisible sculpture became a viral story, raising questions about the nature of art, value, and belief. It highlighted how contemporary art often thrives not on physical beauty, but on the conversations and controversies it provokes.

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