"Irsay's billion-dollar guitar arsenal, crowned "The Greatest Guitar Collection on Earth" by Guitar World magazine, is the focal point of the Christie's auction, which has split approximately 400 objects - about half of which are guitars - into four segments: the "Hall of Fame" group of anchor items, the "Icons of Pop Culture" class of miscellaneous memorabilia, the "Icons of Music" mixed batch of electric and acoustic guitars and an online segment that compiles the remainder of Irsay's collection."
"Kurt Cobain strummed the grunge anthem's iconic four-chord opening riff on a 1969 Fender Mustang, Lake Placid Blue with a signature racing stripe. Nearly 35 years later, the six-string relic hung on a gallery wall at Christie's in Beverly Hills as part of a display of late billionaire businessman Jim Irsay's world-renowned guitar collection, which heads to auction at Christie's, New York, beginning Tuesday."
"Amelia Walker, the specialist head of private and iconic collections at Christie's, said at the recent highlight exhibition in L.A. that the auction represents "a real moment where these [objects] are being elevated beyond what we traditionally call memorabilia""
Jim Irsay's world-renowned guitar collection, deemed "The Greatest Guitar Collection on Earth" by Guitar World magazine, is heading to auction at Christie's in New York. The collection includes Kurt Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang Lake Placid Blue used in the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" music video from 1991. The auction comprises approximately 400 objects split into four segments: the "Hall of Fame" anchor items, "Icons of Pop Culture" memorabilia, "Icons of Music" guitars, and an online segment featuring lower-priced items. A portion of auction proceeds will support charities Irsay supported. The collection represents a shift in how musical instruments are perceived, elevated beyond traditional memorabilia status.
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