A piece of modern art valued at £700,000 was damaged after an overzealous cleaning woman scrubbed away at it.Actually, a person of any good sense and taste would have simply carted it out to the trash.
Martin Kippenberger's 'When it Starts Dripping from the Ceiling', which is currently on display in Germany, included a rubber trough with a layer of paint on it.
The paint was meant to look like a rain puddle, and was placed under a stacked tower of wooden slats.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057696/700k-modern-art-installation-wrecked-cleaner-thought-needed-good-scrub.html#ixzz1csTUGYSn
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Saturday, November 5, 2011
When Real News Can't Be Distinguished From The Onion!
The November 4, 2011 Daily Mail reports on what happens when zealous German cleaning woman does not recognize "modern art" for what it is:
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