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Boy Sticks Gum On $1.5 Million Painting At Museum
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| 2-28-2006
Posted on 02/28/2006 12:55:40 PM PST by Cagey
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To: CzarNicky
How did they tell he put gum on it?The wad of gum was probably still sitting there on the painting when the guards were summoned to deal with this little twerp.
Well, this certainly didn't happend on my watch. I volunteer at the DIA in Gallery Service. I enjoy telling visitors not to touch the art.
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posted on
03/01/2006 3:46:49 AM PST
by
MaggieCarta
(Confusing taglines with parting shots since 2004)
To: Republicanprofessor
I never fight this fight, not really. Those who convince themselves that they (or their child) could create something more beautiful or significant than anything by a master like Frankenthaler, who see only 'overpriced blotches of paint', who hold a casual disdain for anything remotely abstract, who associate art with frivolity or effeminacy, are not folks likely to be convinced otherwise, although I've heard enough demands on this thread and elsewhere to somehow justify the value of art, either in terms of money or regard. I blame the public schools, at least in part. Every child should be taught that art--making it or experiencing it--gives life greater depth and richness, and sometimes opens the door to a new view of the world. It is a poor man who can walk away unaffected from paintings by artists like, say, Kandinsky or Modigliani. Or Frankenthaler.
To: Tunehead54
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posted on
03/01/2006 5:19:53 AM PST
by
verity
(The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
To: CzarNicky
It covered up one of the numbers that hadn't been painted.
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posted on
03/01/2006 5:21:22 AM PST
by
Crawdad
(So the guy says to the doctor, "It hurts when I do this.")
To: Shalom Israel
I think it's a bum rap. Looks like the canvas was stained before the kid got there: The painting looked like a gob of gum. To me the painting is saying stick your gum here.
To: rwfromkansas
It's not something I'd pay $1.5 million for, either, but your condemnation is a little strong. Different people like different styles of art - and some apparently appreciate none.
To: Cagey
Are they sure it wasn't a big booger? Those can leave a mark as well. :)
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posted on
03/01/2006 5:32:00 AM PST
by
IamConservative
(Who does not trust a man of principle? A man who has none.)
To: Cagey
Looks kinda Freudian to me.
To: linda_22003
It's not something I'd pay $1.5 million for, either,You make an excellent point. If everyone liked this piece, it would be worth $150 million and not a measly $1.5 million.
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posted on
03/01/2006 5:36:54 AM PST
by
Cagey
(You don't pay taxes - they take taxes. ~Chris Rock)
To: Cagey
Well, my husband and I have always had a rule, that we can't have any individual item in the house that costs more than the house itself. We are at the point in our lives where we are able to spend money on original art that we like, but so far we're just in four or five figures - not seven! :)
To: Rembrandt_fan
OK, then you pay $1.5 million for the thing, that much money would buy me a nice wine cellar. There's something I like that not everybody can fully appreciate, either.
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posted on
03/01/2006 6:22:24 AM PST
by
hunter112
(Total victory at home and in the Middle East!)
To: Owl_Eagle
Some children are just nasty.
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posted on
03/01/2006 6:59:12 AM PST
by
Dante3
To: Cagey
Not a heck of a lot in the picture.
makes the stain stick out like a ..well, a gum stain!
Now THAT'S art!
To: Trailerpark Badass
In order for your paintings to be worth anything, you have to die. How about if I just spend a year dead for tax purposes?
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posted on
03/01/2006 9:43:17 AM PST
by
steve-b
(A desire not to butt into other people's business is eighty percent of all human wisdom)
To: hunter112
"Let the artsy-fartsy types explain why this paint splotch is worth a full $1.5 mil!"
Subjective Theory of Value
One thinks it is worth $1.5 million, creates the illusion, and sells it at that price. Then some dude buys it for $1.5 million, ain't capitalism grand.
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posted on
03/01/2006 10:06:39 AM PST
by
rollo tomasi
(Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
To: hunter112
You wrote, "OK, then you pay $1.5 million for the thing, that much money would buy me a nice wine cellar."
Wine appreciation is as good a comparison to art appreciation as one is likely to find, I suppose. Just as someone (hopefully a non-alcoholic) develops a taste for fine wine, I would argue that anyone can learn to appreciate the works of abstractionists like Kandinsky or Frankenthaler with only a short period of study. 'Appreciate' in this sense doesn't mean they would necessarily grow to 'like the flavor' of abstract art, but they would have a greater understanding of the motivations involved in the making of it, and recognize why those kinds of nonrepresentational works have such appeal to others.
To: rollo tomasi
Exactly. I sold a book this week for $4500 that I bought in college for $75, and another for $1000 which I had bought for $10. They are exactly the same books as they were then, but the perceived value has changed over time. Someday they will likely sell for twice what I sold for, but it's up to me when to realize the gains.
To: verity
Ok - you're in! Just curiously did you backtrack to see why the others were selected?
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posted on
03/01/2006 1:17:18 PM PST
by
Tunehead54
(Nothing funny here ;-)
To: Tunehead54
Yeah.
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posted on
03/01/2006 2:14:11 PM PST
by
verity
(The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
To: Cagey
Hmmmm the painting looks like a wad of gum. Maybe the boy was right.
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posted on
03/01/2006 2:16:31 PM PST
by
nancetx
(Not afraid to be politically incorrect!)
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