Wu-Tang Clan is selling a single copy of its upcoming album The
Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin. Yes, just one copy sold to one
person. The sale will be private, like the purchase of a work of
art – a Rembrandt or a Picasso – and that appears to be the
whole point.   "Contemporary art is worth millions by virtue of
its exclusivity. This album is a piece of contemporary art," the
album's website reads under the "Edictum" (the mere fact that
the album has an edictum gives you an idea of what's going on
here). The idea is that "mass production and content saturation"
has led to the demise of the music industry. By limiting the
audience for its 31-track double album to a sole individual, Wu-
Tang Clan is ensuring that Once Upon A Time In Shaolin is
inherently valuable. You know: scarcity, supply/demand, all that
jazz.   It will only ever exist as an individual copy, sold in a
"hand carved nickel-silver box designed by the British Moroccan
artist Yahya," because remember, this is a work of art. After
the initial s