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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 26 September 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4768281
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Giorno, prefer crying in a limo to laughing on a bus. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2019, lot 281. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4768281.
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John Giorno, prefer crying in a limo to laughing on a bus. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2019, lot 281. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4768281.
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|---|---|---|---|
| bubble [two works] | Ai Weiwei | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| play it by trust | Yoko Ono | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| untitled (flower face) | Tom Otterness | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| untitled | Katja Strunz | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| pathway with black | Ross Bleckner | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| meditation 91988 | Chung Changsup | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Giorno | Don't Wait for Anything | $18,900 | Rago, Dec 2024 | |
| John Giorno | The World Just Makes Me Laugh | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| John Giorno | „Everyone Is a Complete Disappoinment“. 2012 | Grisebach, Jun 2025 | ||
| John Giorno | Prefer crying in a limo to laughing on a bus | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| John Giorno | Life Is a Killer | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| John Giorno | everyone is a complete disappointment | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| John Giorno | Eating the Sky | Rago, Sep 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Watercolor Paint Kit with Brushes | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 |
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