Kanye West donates $10 million to sprawling volcano art installation
Not to sound like some kind of socialist, but is it possible that some rich people in this country simply have too much money? We would never begrudge anyone for working much harder than everyone else, which is obviously the only way to get a lot of money, but it seems like there are several big issues in play when someone can afford to throw $10 million—more money than most people would see in several lifetimes—at some cool art. That’s exactly what Kanye West apparently committed to doing recently, with The Wall Street Journal reporting that the lucky art in question is the Roden Crater Project, a series of tunnels cut into an extinct volcano with strategic slits cut into the ceilings to create special effects with light. Sometimes we buy the generic Pop-Tarts because the real ones are too expensive, but sure, Kanye West should go find whatever sparks joy.
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