Presenting:
What’s Your Worth?
A worn pair of Air Force Ones. Hand-painted and rebranded as high-value fine art for investors and sneaker-heads.
Part sculpture, part satire, part sales experiment.
Available for exhibition, resale, or tax-efficient donation.*
(*depending on who you ask and how bold your accountant is.)
Created for no one. Available for anyone.
They were worn.
Then painted.
Now they’re valued at $65,000.
Part social satire, part tax conversation piece—these hand-altered Air Force Ones are for sale, for show, and / or for tax deduction via donation to applicable non-profit.
The Value Menu
PRICLESS
This is for those who are just looking.
You’d never part with them.
You whisper “this is important” and nod solemnly.
You owe nothing…you get nothing.
$200
For the sneaker-heads and art collectors.
You get the art. The artist gets groceries.
Includes hand-painted detail, real used Air Force Ones, bragging rights.
Mandatory resale agreement: If the artwork is resold at any point between now and December 31, 2100, for a price exceeding $999, the original artist (Alex Freund/Real Fake Art) is entitled to 20% of the profit (i.e., resale price minus $200).
$65,000
For the art investor with flexible ethics.
You pay now.
Wait a year.
Talk to your accountant.
Become a patron of the arts and potentially lower your taxable income.
Because that’s how this system works.
And no one’s stopping you.
Real Tax information I Googled.
This is how the U.S. Tax system works. I wish I was joking.
Qualified Art Donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits (e.g., museums, universities) may be deductible at fair market value
You must have owned the artwork for at least 1 year
The recipient must use it in line with their mission (e.g., display, archive, educate)
Deductions are limited to 30% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) per year
IRS Form 8283 + an independent appraisal are typically required if valued over $5,000
Oh, and don't forget: it needs to be actually donated, not just... suggested
This is not tax advice. It’s an art piece. Consult your accountant before trying to get clever.
3 Price Points for
Every Art Consumer
Tier 1 : Pricele$$
Tier 2: $200
Tier 3: $65,000
What’s Your Worth?
by Alex Freund
Seeking Gallery Representation. This work can be purchased at 2 different price points.
Serious inquires please contact via Alex@RealFakeArt (dot) net.
“What’s Your Worth?” is a wearable artwork, satirical contract, and valuation prompt disguised as a pair of worn, hand-painted Air Force Ones.
The piece explores the absurdity of value—how we assign it, inflate it, commodify it, and try to write it off on our taxes. Priced at three dramatically different tiers—Priceless, $200, and $65,000 (Tax-Efficient Donation)—the work invites buyers, collectors, and casual viewers alike to confront what they believe art is worth… and what that says about them.
The title acts as a mirror—reflecting both personal value systems and capitalist distortions. For some, the high price tag reads as absurd; for others, it's a tax-efficient opportunity. That tension is the point. The irony is baked in: what might be financially out of reach for one person becomes a deductible for another, simply because they can afford to justify it.
This isn’t just a painting on a shoe; it’s a commentary you can step into, walk past, or try to expense.
What’s Your Worth? doesn’t just ask for a price.
It asks for an answers.
-AF