The janitors then left their mops and brooms nearby; creating an “Extraordinary deviation in the world of art. This is bold creativity at its finest!”(I made this up, don’t waste your time searching the internet.)
Not the first time janitors mistook “installation art” for trash.Cleaning lady destroys contemporary sculpture with her scrubbingA museum cleaning lady has managed to remove what she saw as a pesky beige stain lining a plastic tub in an art installation. But the museum says that now the piece, worth 800,000 euros, is ruined.Kippenberger’s installationThe cleaning lady cleaned the piece a little too wellThe cleaning lady at a museum in the German city of Dortmund thought she was just doing her job when she managed to scrub away the thin layer of beige lining the bottom of a plastic tub in one of the installations being shown. Instead, she ruined the valuable artwork, according to a city spokeswoman, Dagmar Papajewski.“It is now impossible to return it to its original state,” she said.The installation, “When it Starts Dripping From the Ceiling,” was created by the late Martin Kippenberger in 1987. A tower of slats stands over the tub. A layer of beige paint inside the tub was meant to represent dried rain water.The piece was valued at 800,000 euros ($1.1 million) and had been on loan to the museum from a private collection since the beginning of the year.According to Papajewski, cleaning crews were required to stay 20 centimeters (8 inches) away from all artworks. This woman, however, worked for external company, and it was not clear if she had been told of the rule.Kippenberger was born in Dortmund in 1953. He died of liver cancer in Vienna in 1997.He isn’t the only artist in Germany whose works have been cleaned up beyond recognition. In 1986 a 400,000-euro grease stain by Josef Beuys was simply mopped up in Duesseldorf. In 1973 two women cleaned up a baby bathtub Beuys had wrapped in gauze and bandages so they could use the container to wash dishes after an event.
When they were building the new terminal building at the Atlanta airport, painters mistook a “work of art” that was a piece of canvas with paint spattered on it for a dropcloth and used it to protect the floor while they painted.
There are trace amounts of everything in everything. However, it often is more costly to recover than what it is worth. I’ve read that old computers are considered high grade gold ore, ie more gold per pound than in gold ore!
oldpine52 over 6 years ago
A lot of so called art is nothing but trash.
Bilan over 6 years ago
Mistaken for trash? That had to be asked.
There’s even more gold in sea water.
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
I’m as flabbergasted as the prospector. How can there be gold in someone’s blood?
James Wolfenstein over 6 years ago
If it looks like trash is trash. Real art doesn’t look like trash. This happens when you exhibit trash and call it art.
J Short over 6 years ago
The janitors then left their mops and brooms nearby; creating an “Extraordinary deviation in the world of art. This is bold creativity at its finest!”(I made this up, don’t waste your time searching the internet.)
h.v.greenman over 6 years ago
Not the first time janitors mistook “installation art” for trash.Cleaning lady destroys contemporary sculpture with her scrubbingA museum cleaning lady has managed to remove what she saw as a pesky beige stain lining a plastic tub in an art installation. But the museum says that now the piece, worth 800,000 euros, is ruined.Kippenberger’s installationThe cleaning lady cleaned the piece a little too wellThe cleaning lady at a museum in the German city of Dortmund thought she was just doing her job when she managed to scrub away the thin layer of beige lining the bottom of a plastic tub in one of the installations being shown. Instead, she ruined the valuable artwork, according to a city spokeswoman, Dagmar Papajewski.“It is now impossible to return it to its original state,” she said.The installation, “When it Starts Dripping From the Ceiling,” was created by the late Martin Kippenberger in 1987. A tower of slats stands over the tub. A layer of beige paint inside the tub was meant to represent dried rain water.The piece was valued at 800,000 euros ($1.1 million) and had been on loan to the museum from a private collection since the beginning of the year.According to Papajewski, cleaning crews were required to stay 20 centimeters (8 inches) away from all artworks. This woman, however, worked for external company, and it was not clear if she had been told of the rule.Kippenberger was born in Dortmund in 1953. He died of liver cancer in Vienna in 1997.He isn’t the only artist in Germany whose works have been cleaned up beyond recognition. In 1986 a 400,000-euro grease stain by Josef Beuys was simply mopped up in Duesseldorf. In 1973 two women cleaned up a baby bathtub Beuys had wrapped in gauze and bandages so they could use the container to wash dishes after an event.
linsonl over 6 years ago
When they were building the new terminal building at the Atlanta airport, painters mistook a “work of art” that was a piece of canvas with paint spattered on it for a dropcloth and used it to protect the floor while they painted.
Stephen Gilberg over 6 years ago
Gotta be careful about dramatic facial surgery.
tuslog1964 over 6 years ago
There are trace amounts of everything in everything. However, it often is more costly to recover than what it is worth. I’ve read that old computers are considered high grade gold ore, ie more gold per pound than in gold ore!
pearlsbs over 6 years ago
About 0.2 milligrams in the average human body. Less than one U.S. penny’s worth based on today’s gold price.
bluegirl285 over 6 years ago
There’s gold in them thar blood cells!