What is the Money For? Austria's Most Expensive Artwork

What's it about?

A razor-sharp analysis of the mechanisms of the art market and the value of artistic work. Wofür das Geld II - Richard Schwarz (islandrabe). 1.8 × 2.3 × 0.04 cm. That's all it is. A price tag is shown - with the selling price of the work itself. The work by Tyrolean artist Richard Schwarz was created in the context of his works under the label islandrabe. With the purchase by Kunstgenuss GesbR in January 2026, this price was confirmed - and put into a relationship that raises questions: What determines the value of art? And what happens when this value refers to itself?