However, it was not the gargantuan «Torqued Ellipses» by Richard Serra that
stuck it to the man — his work is sold by world - renowned powerhouse Gagosian Gallery — but the cackling faux - bird audio «Birdcalls» (1972/1981) by pioneer sound artist Louise Lawler resonating throughout the cherry blossom west garden that really put the art market
in a
quandary.