[lit-ideas] Off Base
- From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:08:27 -0400
When a sculptor submitted his work to an exhibition, the
plinth got separated from the sculpture in transit. The
exhibition organizers judged that the pedestal was the work
of art and displayed it instead of the sculpture. Funny to
read how the curators tried weasel out of their blunder. -EY
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/15/nra15.xml
Yesterday, the Royal Academy, with great candour, said no
error had been made on its part.
"David Hensel's work was submitted to the Royal Academy of
Arts Summer Exhibition 2006 as two separate pieces," it said
in a statement.
"Given their separate submission, the two parts were judged
independently. The head was rejected. The base was thought
to have merit and accepted; it is currently on display. The
head has been stored ready to be collected by the artist. It
is accepted that works may not be displayed in the way that
the artist might have intended."
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