You may have heard of Caleb Larsen’s little black box. Its title is A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter, and while I hope it doesn’t lead to slaughter, it is a deceptive little piece of art. This unassuming black box puts itself up for auction on Ebay every week automatically, whether it is sitting in a museum, a gallery (for sale) or in its newest owner’s home. Recently, A Tool has become net famous, and the bidding war escalated like never before.

The Stranger’s art critic has an interesting discussion with the very newest owner of A Tool who explains why he would want to own a piece of art which, in under a week, may not be his anymore. Will he keep bidding for it to ensure it stays his? Will he tamper with its firewall and rig its ability to put itself on auction? Does he only love it because it is actively trying to get away? Read above.