Photography Roe Ethridge, fashion Robbie SpencerMusicNewsGrimes is selling ‘a fraction of her soul’ as a conceptual art pieceA contract of ownership will be sold for the ‘best offer’ShareLink copied ✔️May 28, 2020MusicNewsTextThom Waite Grimes, already known for designing her own album art and merch, is debuting her first fine art show May 28, and – in news that would be surprising, if Grimes hadn’t surprised us so many times that we’re used to it by now – a “fraction of her soul” will be made up for grabs. The musician – otherwise known as Claire Boucher, c, or the mother to X Æ A-Xii – will debut the show online, with Gallery Platform Los Angeles and Maccarone Los Angeles. The show will also include notebook drawings and anime-inspired digital prints that fans will recognise, some featuring her digital avatar, WarNymph. The portion of her soul, titled Selling Out (also the title of the show), will feature as a contract, which outlines the buyer’s terms of ownership and “satirizes expectations of authenticity”, according to a statement from Maccarone. “I didn’t want anyone to buy it, so I said we should just make it $10 million and then it probably won’t sell,” Grimes tells Bloomberg, talking about the artwork. But the economic implications of coronavirus made her question the decision. “With the current state of the world, do you want to put something up for $10 million?” she adds. Now, Selling Out will instead be auctioned off to whoever makes the “best offer”. View the virtual show via Gallery Platform Los Angeles May 28 to June 3, or Maccarone Los Angeles May 28 to August 31. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London