A Mexican art critic accidentally destroyed this €20k work (top) sparking a debate about what constitutes art
Some feather, a rock and ball
May not sound much like art at all
So at an art fair
The critic, Lésper
Caused the structure to have a big fall
John Moynes
Pics: Twitter
holy sh!
that yoke is worth 20 grand???
I’m doing it wrong, aren’t I?
definitely doing the first person singular present bit wrong
Heh,heh,heh.
My work really is done now …
rest assured Mr. Charger, in my technology driven future this kind of nonsense (shady use of art as an asset and multipurpose cash machine) will be eliminated
so I do hope you enjoy art for art’s sake
:)
“Avelina Lésper [the critic] said it was almost as if Gabriel Rico’s piece knew how much she disliked it”
– well, fair play to her for taking ownership of it
Some lines from The Hollow Men come to mind:
“Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
or rats’ feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar
Shape without form, shade without colour,
Paralysed force, gesture without motion;”