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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Variations on a Theme: Falling Through the Cracks
Posted by Sarah
1. In art news today, it seems the crack in the Tate has struck once again. The
BBC reports
that
Doris Salcedo's
Shibboleth 2007
, the
eighth exhibit in the museum's Turbine Hall series has now claimed as many as 15 victims. The installation, which features a large crack in the floor meant to symbolize racial hatred and division in society, appears to be a magnet for what some commentators have deemed "
stupid people
."
The Guardian reports
:
"We saw the first poor victim, a young woman who went into it with both feet up to just below her knees. She had to be dragged out by her friends," said one onlooker. "Unbelievably, as we watched to see whether she was OK, an older woman deliberately stepped on it (she later told us, amazingly, that she thought the crack was painted on the floor) lurched forward and landed on the ground. She had a sore wrist to show for it."
2. It appears as though there are cracks as well in the
Smithsonian
, though they're a result of shoddy maintainence and repair, rather than an artist's vision.
NPR reports
that "Chronic leaks, poor climate control, and outdated electrical systems threaten both the collections and visitors." And it doesn't seem as though Congress will be rescuing the museum anytime soon. Listen to the story
here
. Fundraising ideas? The
Hope Diamond
has to be worth something.
3. How does the theft of 51 works of art, including a
Rembrandt
and a
Guido Reni
, slip through the cracks? You'd have to ask the municipal art gallery in Catania, on Sicily, though it's unlikely they'd have a very good explaination. The theft took place 13 years ago and was only discovered recently.
The Guardian
reports that the Catania councillor responsible for culture stumbled upon the theft she calls "the robbery of the century," after being assigned to overhaul the art gallery, which is housed in a medieval castle. Perhaps moats aren't as effective as they once were.
11/28/2007 10:14:31 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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