This week, 5-level legendary boxing champion Floyd Mayweather attracted the attention of the outside world again. The sports superstar nicknamed "Money" appeared at the Miami Basel Expo. This time he was a little arty and turned into an art lover. He spent $4 million to buy high-priced works by several art masters at the expo.
Basel Expo is well-known. During the exhibition, it attracted well-known people including Leonardo DiCaprio, Martha Stewart , Sylves Stallone, etc., but they are not as generous as Mayweather , that is, they are crazy about spending at the expo.
According to the video released by the media, Mayweather was wearing casual clothes and was paced around the exhibition hall of the expo. When he encountered an artwork of interest, he would stop and watch it, and ask the staff from time to time.
Finally, Mayweather spent $4 million in just one hour to buy 12 artworks, and he was preparing to bring them back to his mansion in Miami for exhibition.
Among the artworks purchased by Mayweather, there are several particularly eye-catching pieces, such as sculptures designed by artist Andy Warhol . The shape is piled up in piles of millions of dollars, and a corner presents the effect of being burned by fire. Warhol named the artwork "burning money".
It is understood that this work of art by Warhol comes from Mayweather. Because Mayweather is a famous "financial owner" in the sports world and never ruthless in spending money, Warhol created the art work. Mayweather was very interested when he learned about it, and he couldn't put it down after seeing the real thing. He immediately spent $1.7 million to buy it. And like before, Mayweather did not use a bank card when purchasing it, and directly used cash to pay. His assistant took several travel bags, full of US dollars.
A work by the late art master "Sitting Clothes", appeared at this expo. The work is a bronze sculpture. At first glance, a man wearing a one-piece hood sat there. Looking closely, it was just a hollowed-out dress. There was no one inside. Because of the vivid shape and very tension, it can be regarded as a superior work of Calder . Mayweather likes this work very much, which probably reminds him of his appearance in a battle robe, and immediately bought it for $3.1 million.
Mayweather's other expenses that day were spent on several paintings. These paintings had a strong African style. Mayweather took it directly from the wall and took it away.
Expo staff told reporters that Mayweather came to the expo the next day and purchased 5 artworks this time, but the specific consumption amount was not disclosed. Outside analysis believes that Mayweather shopped at the expo for two consecutive days, and the total consumption was expected to be between 6 and 7 million US dollars. It is also understood that Mayweather will also participate in a local fashion show this week. If you buy commodity again, please don’t be surprised.
