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Old 11-04-2011, 03:55 PM
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Default Cleaner scrubs away £690,000 work of art - Oops sorry!
This news story made me laugh a bit I mean my daughter at infant school used to bring home model creations like this using lolly sticks. Maybe I could have sold one at auction and called it "moderb art".

Germany: Cleaner Scrubs Away Sculpture By Martin Kippenberger Mistaking It For An Unsightly Mess | Strange News | Sky News
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Old 11-04-2011, 05:14 PM
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Wow.. I might've cleaned it up too lol. I'll have to get ahold of them. I think there's some old wood and rusty nails out back that I can use to make a replacement. And I'll only charge them half of this "modern arts" original worth


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That's art? I thought it was some cheap scaffolding. I don't blame the cleaning woman at all!
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Old 11-04-2011, 05:49 PM
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Artists just know more than regular folk.

Elitist art gets in my craw. If you want to be an artist, you ought to be a business man. Selling out is the goal.

There's a quote I like. It kind of applies. Can't remember who said it.
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Art, seems like, is in the belolders' eye. In this case maybe their asshole!
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That's art? I thought it was some cheap scaffolding. I don't blame the cleaning woman at all!
I'd give the cleaning woman a raise and a promotion.
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Art, seems like, is in the belolders' eye. In this case maybe their asshole!
Maybe that's why the phrase "self-indulgent crap" came to my mind!
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That's not the first time this happened in Germany....

Art in the Garbage May Signal Stealth Criticism: Martin Gayford - Bloomberg

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LoL... I think I'd have stuck it all in the bin.. But we've been down this road a few months ago.. I'm gonna try to keep my mouth shut about my opinions on modern "art".. I tend to get myself into hot water with people who actually seem to think this stuff is worth paying for..
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Now I'm going to go out and find a bunch of old coke bottles, super glue them into the shape of a ladder. Call it modern art. And then put it on Ebay for half a million



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