People Can Profit Off Your Instagram Without You Knowing

The blog Peta Pixel published an incredible story yesterday: artist Richard Price “appropriated” himself of Instagram photos that he didn’t shoot and displayed them at the Gagosian Gallery in NYC. This collection made $10 Million in sales.

Me & @pidgindoll. 👯 I wore #RedVelvet on the lips (actual lip color @jdavidmckenney put on the doll!) and did my eye makeup with #limecrimeVENUS palette. Close-up of the makeup next! 🔎

A photo posted by Doe Deere (@doedeere) on Nov 1, 2014 at 10:06am PDT

This is Doedeere‘s picture, which was sold for not less than $90.000. Doedeere is aware of the theft and claims she didn’t give Mr. Prince her permission for him to use it:

Figured I might as well post this since everyone is texting me. Yes, my portrait is currently displayed at the Frieze Gallery in NYC. Yes, it’s just a screenshot (not a painting). No, I did not give my permission and yes, the controversial artist Richard Prince put it up anyway. It’s already sold ($90K I’ve been told) during the VIP preview. No, I’m not gonna go after him. And nope, I have no idea who ended up with it!

According to DIY Photography, in order to turn this photo into his work Mr. Prince added the comment “No Cure, No Pay…” as richardprince1234 and removed the caption.

Figured I might as well post this since everyone is texting me. Yes, my portrait is currently displayed at the Frieze Gallery in NYC. Yes, it's just a screenshot (not a painting) of my original post. No, I did not give my permission and yes, the controversial artist Richard Prince put it up anyway. It's already sold ($90K I've been told) during the VIP preview. No, I'm not gonna go after him. And nope, I have no idea who ended up with it! 😳 #lifeisstrange #modernart #wannabuyaninstagrampicture

A photo posted by Doe Deere (@doedeere) on May 17, 2015 at 9:05am PDT

It is still unknown whether there will be any repercussion or any lawsuit for Price and the gallery, but take care the next time you post any artistic photo on Instagram. People can be turning into millionaires using your work of art.