Hunter Biden's Art Exhibit In NYC Fails To Attract Visitors After Sparking Controversy By Pricing One Of His Paintings At $500K
Oct. 30 2021, Published 3:57 p.m. ET
Hunter Biden's artwork opening in NYC is reportedly not drawing enough attention for visitors to come in. The works have been the subject of a heated debate after sparking controversy with the price tag that ranges from $75,000 to as high as $500K per painting.
During the anticipated private exhibition in SoHo, only a handful of visitors, including a few who prefer to remain anonymous, had paid a visit to the Georges Berges Gallery gallery that opened last Saturday.
Gene Epstein was among one of the visitors that showed up at the opening. Epstein was a former senior economist at the New York Stock Exchange and ran a monthly debate series titled the SoHo Forum. He brought along his wife Hisako Kobayashi for a visit, one of 19 artists represented by Berges. According to New York Post, Epstein claimed he had served as the economics editor of Barron's.
Other visitors did not wish to disclose their names, with some even proposing using their fake nicknames when approached by the outlet.
Despite being the son of the most famous man in the U.S., the gallery owner assured that his parents Joe and Jill Biden, will not be attending the event.
"It's unfortunate that a father or mother can't see his work, but it's the times we live in, and it'll become a distraction," Berges said.
Berges defended Biden as one of his artists praising his artwork and wished people would have been less judg