A security official at Radboud University in Nijmegen has thrown away a 12-metre long drawing which had been hung on the wall of a lecture theatre complex because he did not recognise it as art
DutchNews.nl – Security guard throws out 12-metre long art work
This made me laugh. Not at the security guard with whom I empathize (they usually receive very strict instructions about clearing up spaces and keeping things tidy) but because I can only imagine the glee experienced by Geert Wilders about this. Last year he made news when he said that “art is a leftist hobby”.
On the other hand, I have attended numerous art exhibitions (including some prestigious ones like Venice, Sharjah, Berlin, Dubai, etc.) and I can totally see how someone would have troubles distinguishing an expensive art work from a doodle. Though I would have enjoyed it more if it had been some pretentious Damien Hirst piece.
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