Posted on 08/28/2004 1:18:26 AM PDT by atomic conspiracy
Cleaner throws out bag of trash in artwork August 28, 2004 LONDON, England, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A janitor at a London museum threw away a bag full of paper and cardboard, not realizing that it was part of a work of art.
Recreation of First Public Demonstration of Auto-Destructive Art by Gustav Metzger was part of an exhibit Art and the 60s at the Tate Britain gallery. Metzger has since replaced the bag, the BBC reports.
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There was no mistake. The janitor made the right call.
I clicked on the link hoping to see this fine work of art. All I saw was a picture of Tommy Dashole. Did I do something wrong?
Most art is trash. I have the honor of knowing several very promising artists... and they don't make trash. If only the trash would clear out of the galleries and make some space for real art.
People that like that kind of "art" are immoral.
No, you did not do anything wrong.
The article indicates that he artwork can be mistaken for trash.
-It takes a strong man to cry...It takes an even Stronger Man to stand there and laugh at that man.
Like the stuff at www.artrenweal.com?
I know what you mean.
I was at a well known museum in Cowtown (Fort Worth) and I looked up on the wall...and the so called "artwork" was a shoe box tied with string in a wooden frame.
I kid you not...a shoe box. Some guy next to me asked me if I understood that meaning.
I was like "Meaning! Dude, its damn shoe box"
Test yourself: http://www.modestypanel.com/artorcrap/
absolutely. of course i only looked at the opening page... but that's what I call art.
I have had many, many art students in my classes over the years, most of whom were desperately anxious to share their (mostly self-inflicted) internal torment with an uncaring world.
My favorite, a genuinely talented if somewhat eccentric young chap, came to my lab (of all places) one day to show me his new creation, a 1/10 scale model guillotine.
This was a perfect replica in every respect but the colors were off....and vividly bright. The wood was blue, the blade was orange and the numerous blood splotches were a hideous green shade. I asked what this meant and he asked me to turn on the ultraviolet lights. I did, and the colors turned true.
He entered this wonder in a contest but his art instructor rejected it. The winner was a shopping cart full of empty grocery cans and boxes.
Clearly an insightful social commentary into the futility of our consumer-driven economy. You just don't get it, man! :)
I remember this happening to a work of "art" about 30 years ago.!
If it looks like trash it should be treated as such.
I wish I could find an image of this P.O.S. at the St. Louis art museum called the something-of-the-Sephiroth. It's a German monstrosity that basically consists of piles of broken glass. I'm waiting for someone to cut their foot on it, sue the museum, and get that abomination out of there.
I could swear I read this exact situation months ago.
"I could swear I read this exact situation months ago"
I think you did - this is the second time this has happened.
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