Posted on 02/20/2014 12:26:43 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
(Newser) – Whoops: A cleaner at an art exhibition in Italy threw away some pieces of cardboard, cookies, and newspaper that were strewn on the floor ... not realizing they were actually part of artist Sala Murat's display. She assumed the debris was trash left behind while the display was being set up; security noticed pieces of the work were missing when the exhibit opened yesterday, but by then it had already been given to trash collectors, the BBC reports, citing local media. A rep from the cleaning firm says insurance will cover the art's value, estimated to be nearly $14,000.
"It's clear the cleaning person did not realize she had thrown away two works and their value," the city marketing commissioner says. "But this is all about the artists who have been able to better interpret the meaning of contemporary art, which is to interact with the environment."
Well, if it looks like trash...
There’s your final review.
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.
Half of the exhibit was some sort of ancient Asian sketches and art. Not really my cup of tea, but I could look at it, say "Yep, that's art.", and at least appreciate it for what it was.
The Modern Art, not so much. My comment was that I've got quite a bit of modern art piled in my garage, and it needs to get hauled to the dump.
It was entertaining, however, to listen to a bunch of fatuous, pompous gasbags saying things like "Observe the flow." "Look at the motion" "What Balance!!" about a pile of old rusted water heaters with a dirty tarp thrown over them (seriously, that's what it was). Truly, some people live in a different reality than us.
mental illness has become normal, unfortunately
Mistakes?
Face it, that “art” was trash.
Now for some real art we can always find a crucifix and put into some urine......
I gotta to go to the bathroom and leave a work of art.
Shred 14,000 dollars , toss the pieces in a ballroom full of art critics and watch elbows fly,,
Art is relative, maybe it reminded her of her Uncle, Arturo.
Clean-Up ,, Gallery 3!!
Is the janitor union?
What was the recycle value?
That is the true worth.
Man I worked for had some “art” in his office.
I thought it was something one of his kids painted while in grade school.
Turned out to be some famous Mexican artist and worth around $100,000.
Never knew a painting with “balloon” trees could be worth $5 much less $100,000.
I’m not sure his conclusion was wrong....
Take this story with a grain of salt. In the last two years I read identical stories to this only one was in California and the other was in New York. In each a janitor was supposed to have thrown away a museum/gallery art exhibit thinking it was trash. Maybe this does happen all the time or maybe it is just one of those urban legends that makes the rounds every six months or so. (Like the supposed new Pastor who shows up for services at his new church the first time dressed as a homeless man and sits in the back row. Everyone ignores him and treats him badly until he walks up to the pulpit and reveals his true identity thus shaming the whole congregation and teaching them a lesson. I’ve been seeing that one every six months for the last 6 years and each time the names and places involved change.)
But the modern "art" I saw this past weekend (see prior post) was real. As were the fools potificating over it.
Gallery mistakes trash for art, values it at 14K.
Fixed it.
14K for cookie wrappers?
I’m in the wrong damn business!
In 2001, a Damien Hirst installation at London's Eyestorm Gallery consisting of a collection of beer bottles, coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays was cleared away.
Later, in 2004, a bag of paper and cardboard by German artist Gustav Metzger was also thrown out while on a display at Tate Britain.
From the linked BBC article.
Your post reminded me of when I took my mom to the MoMA in NYC for the day for fun once.
We were standing in front of a square of black paint on the wall listening to the black turtleneck set (the fatuous pompous gasbags) pontificate about the “social significance of the work” etc.
My mom craned her neck forward, pushed her glasses up on her nose, clutched her purse to her chest, and loudly stated “THAT’S CRAP!!” within full earshot of the entire gallery.
I nearly keeled over from laughing so hard...LOL...
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