Galdem gets bare in Forbidden City

[mrswdk]

Self-proclaimed artist Wang Dong recently conducted a naked photo shoot with an unnamed model in Beijing's Forbidden City.



As yet he does not appear to have explained why it is art. Many of the city's residents have, however, expressed support for Dong's creative endeavors, undertaken in the face of sustained resistance from palace security.

Security's uptight United States of Islam-esque moral policing of the human body follows in the wake of the central government's recent denouncement of funeral strippers and two expo organizers' banning of sexy ladies from exhibitions.

Unstuff that shirt, granddad! When will the Middle Kingdom abandon its prudish Asian, Arabic and North American peers and join <3urope in throwing off the chains of body fascism?

[waauw]

Most types of modern art are complete bullshit. I once saw a pot full of mussels glued together and for some reason those retards at the museum thought it was a million euro artwork

[mrswdk]

A cleaner has mistakenly thrown away contemporary artworks meant to be part of an exhibition in southern Italy.

Works made out of newspaper and cardboard, and cookie pieces scattered across the floor as part of Sala Murat's display were thrown out.

Lorenzo Roca, from cleaning firm Chiarissima, said the unnamed cleaner was "just doing her job".

He added his firm's insurance would cover the value of the art, estimated to be around 10,000 euros (£8,200).

According to local press, security noticed a number of items were missing when the venue, in the province of Bari, opened on Wednesday morning.

It later emerged the cleaner had handed them over to refuse collectors, thinking it was rubbish left behind by workers who set up the Mediating Landscape exhibition.

"We are obviously very sorry for what happened," city marketing commissioner Antonio Maria Vasile said.

"It's clear the cleaning person did not realise she had thrown away two works and their value. But this is all about the artists who have been able to better interpret the meaning of contemporary art, which is to interact with the environment.

"In any case, the insurance will cover the damages caused."

It is not the first time artwork has been accidentally thrown away by a cleaner.

In 2001, a Damien Hirst installation at London's Eyestorm Gallery consisting of a collection of beer bottles, coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays was cleared away.

Later, in 2004, a bag of paper and cardboard by German artist Gustav Metzger was also thrown out while on a display at Tate Britain.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26270260

[AndyDufresne]

--Andy

[notyou2]

I like to photograph empty liquor bottles and overflowing ashtrays on my table.

I'm an artist.

[muy_thaiguy]

Self-proclaimed artist Wang Dong recently conducted a naked photo shoot with an unnamed model in Beijing's Forbidden City.

Well, that explains a few things.

[waauw]

plot twist: that's mrswdk on the photo

[riskllama]

wow mrs, those are a great set o' tits! and not just because they're on a chinaman...

[jonesthecurl]

Most types of modern art are complete bullshit. I once saw a pot full of mussels glued together and for some reason those retards at the museum thought it was a million euro artwork

How shellfish.