Pricing was also a factor in Michelle Grabner’s mind-bending presentation of a custodial storage room, made primarily of various porcelain sculptures, at Abattoir Gallery’s booth at Independent. On the high end, Abner’s Untitled (Janitorial Cart), 2024–25, has an asking price of $130,000, putting it among the priciest works on view at Spring Studios. Though this work hasn’t found a buyer yet, Abattoir cofounder Lisa Kurzner said there was strong interest in it. Meanwhile, Grabner is also showing porcelain versions of toilet paper rolls priced at $800. On the first day, Kurzner sold 10 of them, plus some small sculptures for $1,000. That price point, she told ARTnews Thursday, is a way to “undercut the masterpiece system.” When collectors are more likely to spend in that range, perhaps she’s onto something.
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