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TIL,Italian artist Salvatore Garau auctioned off an invisible sculpture called "lo sono" ("I Am") for $18,300 at the Art-Rite auction house.The buyer received only a certificate of authenticity.According to Garau, the art exists as“air and spirit”within a 5x5 foot space,intended to spark imagination

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