REDEMPTION OF VANITY
BY DIEMUT STREBE
The Redemption of Vanity - 16 carat fancy vivid yellow diamond disappearing in the blackest of black material by Diemut Strebe / Image courtesy of Diemut Strebe
ART
“The Redemption of Vanity” presents a remarkable 16.78 carat naturaI yellow diamond from L.J. West Diamonds (Fancy Vivid Yellow SI1, Radiant shape, value $ 2.000.000,-) the most brilliant material on earth covered with carbon nanotubes, the most light absorptive material (the blackest black on earth), which makes the diamond appear to disappear.
The literal devaluation of a 2 Million Dollar diamond can be seen as a challenge to the art market and a statement on the arts by means of an aesthetic asceticism.
The Redemption of Vanity is an Artwork on the Intersection of Art and Science Presented at The New York Stock Exchange on 13th September 2019.
