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Crack of doom! opens up at museum
Three women have been hurt by falling into Tate Modern's latest installation - a crack in the floor. At 548 feet long, up to three feet deep and 10inches wide, it zigzags the length of the Turbine Hall and has been described as a highly original work of art. But visitors have already paid the price for failing to heed warning signs. And a builder said if he had been responsible for the crack he would be sued for health and safety breaches. One young woman had to be dragged out by friends after falling into the crack in the floor but was otherwise unharmed. A few minutes later, another visitor to the gallery, who thought the crack was painted, also fell in - this time injuring her wrist. One observer said: "Instead of art imitating life, here it's threatening life."
The crack is said to represent (choose one) (a) the gullability of the gallery's board of trustees, who could be fooled into paying for anything, no matter how stupid, as long as you call it "art" (b) the artist's lack of imagination and talent (c) the wanton destruction of the earth by the Bushitler-Haliburton administration's illegal invasion for oil (which means that this humble crack is, like, speaking truth to power, man!) (d) the tendency of intellectual elites to keep digging when they hit bottom (e) the division problem of integrating immigrants into European society. Posted by: Mike 2007-10-11 |
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