A cleaner, in
southern Italy, who was said to be just doing her job threw away two pieces of
artwork which she thought was rubbish
left behind by those setting up the show. Crumbs the organisers of the
exhibition said one of the pieces of art she threw away included pieces of
cookies, which were scattered on the floor, as part of an artistic arrangement.
Blimey that was an expensive mistake as the batty biscuit arrangement was said
to be valued at £8,000. Thrash the trash we say and you better believe it, we'd
Hoover up those cookies in record time. We think the cleaner was an excellent
art critic. It is not the first time a piece of
contemporary art has been mistaken for rubbish. In
2001, bosses at London's Eyesto'rm gallery had to rescue a work by Damien Hirst
from a bin after cleaners threw it away mistaking it for rubbish. The artwork made
up of empty bottles, cigarette boxes, full ashtrays and paint tins was pulled
from a dustbin the day after it was put together by Hirst. Have you ever
thrown away something you wish you hadn't?
Tuesday 25 February 2014
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Mommy says Grandma once wrapped a pearl in tissue paper then forgot all about it and threw the paper away. She only realized it too late so now she is extremely careful and makes sure to OPEN any scrunched up paper before throwing. Expensive lesson!
ReplyDeleteHa! Our mama throws stuff away all the time that she really doesn't want to throw away!! Happy Tuesday Molly!!
ReplyDeleteOne mans trash is another mans treasure and they also say a fool is born every minute.....you would have to be a fool to think a trash can of rubbish is art!
ReplyDeleteteeeeeheeeee.....first of all, that first photo is PERFECT for an advert!!!!!!!!! Secondly, I have to say dearest Miz Molly, that I have not thrown anything away that I was sorry I chucked! I am not one to hang on to things, especially trash!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMolly what a sweet tongue and adorable picture. I bet you can taste lots of goodness with your quick tongue
ReplyDeleteHugs madi your bfff
BOL Molly too right you and the cleaner have good taste in art (so to speak)
ReplyDeleteMommy and especially Daddy both throw away lots of our artwork. We work so hard and scattering our stuffie innards just so, and POOF......our hard work disappears!
ReplyDeletewell, the dufus people prepping the displays should have left a note that the rubbish wasn't rubbish!
ReplyDeleteLol mummy's always throwing away daddy's things thinking they are rubbish
ReplyDeleteHave you seen this video?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuA6ZjpEJys
Some of our good stuff seems to get tossed out too often!
ReplyDeleteI don't get how that can be "art". Not for me thanks.
ReplyDeleteNow that's an interesting pile of garbage!
ReplyDeleteThat is very interesting.. Trash or TREASURE. WE eat all the crumbs on OUR FLOORS.
ReplyDeleteOften.
ReplyDeleteMy mum said that it's normally her that has to hunt through the trash to find it again. Gloves or no gloves. Could you imagine rummaging around in Tracey Emins bed.. big ugh !!!!
I used to work over night, in critical care. One of the other RN's I worked with traveled to England for a month each year.
ReplyDeleteWe would have "tea time" some nights at around 230 AM, and would frequently eat McVitties. I love the chocoloate ones!
My mom place things in a good place all the time, and forget where she put it. She wants me to do some nose-work to find it again, but the place may be too good, because I can't find it again.
ReplyDeleteMomma once misplaced her drivers license and went digging through the trash bins looking for it. She even had to go through the bags that contained used kitty litter - YUCK! After searching and searching she finally found it under the front seat of the car - BOL
ReplyDeleteI have thrown away something I regretted. Even donated things I've regretted. But never anything like that!
ReplyDeletenah if we throw something away it because its rubish,xx Rachel
ReplyDeleteOf course, but never anything that cost that much!! Generally it's something I haven't used in a while and I toss it out and then a month later I need it. LOL
ReplyDeletehahahaha the line between trash and treasure is sometimes blurred. My mom disposed her id-card once because it was in the enevelope with an ole airline ticket. That was right if you ask me, the photo was taken on a bad hair day . Have a super tuesday, dear Molly
ReplyDeleteive seen some art like that at new yorks whitney museum
ReplyDeleteretro rover
Mom throws things away all the time that Dad wishes she hadn't. hahaha
ReplyDeleteAroo to you,
Sully
Sometimes that really expensive stuff from famous people that they call art really baffles us!
ReplyDeleteHi Molly, Yes I've unfortunately thrown away something(a calculator that belonged to my hubby but was broken) and my hubby was very upset because he said it was a collectors piece. Of course, if I hadn't told him, he never would have known. Needless to say, I don't get rid of his things without asking. That is what happens when you move or clean up.
ReplyDeleteThose cookies and treats look interesting!
Noreen & Hunter
At our house our mom is always throwing stuffs away that pisses our dad off....heheh i said a bad hbo word...hehehh
ReplyDeletestella rose
We have to wonder how many of the BIG winning lottery tickets may have been tossed by the Momster in error. Now wouldn't that be sad!
ReplyDeleteWoos - Phantom, Ciara, and Lightning
PLOL (piggy laughing out loud) Too funny! I tried to email you yesterday but my emails keep coming back. Can you send me an email at baconthompson@gmail.com so I can send you back a message. Thanks! XOXO - Bacon
ReplyDeleteHoly CAT! Where can we cash in on *cough* "ART" like that? Faraday can do a mean litterbox interpretation, if you know what we mean. After much haggling, we're sure we'd part with it (reluctantly, of course) for a mere £8,000 as well.
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious
ReplyDeleteLily & Edward
I'm sorry - did I hear you right? Someone threw away COOKIES????? That is outrageous!
ReplyDeleteLove Noodles
Never thrown something away we didn't want, but we gots lots of stuff over here across the pond we wish we could pitch, don't know if you gots space to lit it all, OK lets juts say Government and all politicians and lawyers!
ReplyDeleteThe Mad Scots
Mom hates clutter she throws away everything, except Dad who brings in the clutter. She had an antique chair she bought for $3 found out after stripping it & getting rid of at a garage sale, was worth $3000 on Antiques Roadshow. Love Dolly
ReplyDeleteYes, but is it art!
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Bella & Roxy
What if the cleaners said they threw away the artwork but actually sold it on eBay? You say the artwork was worth 8000 pounds and it happened in Southern Italy... I'm just putting two and two together :)
ReplyDeleteGolden LAUGHS! On reason we don't buy so much and/or stock up :-) Just buy when needed. Golden Woofs
ReplyDeleteGolden LAUGHS! On reason we don't buy so much and/or stock up :-) Just buy when needed. Golden Woofs
ReplyDeleteBwaa! Haa! Haa!! Mes thinks that peoples who makes Trash Statement Art should bes happy that what they "Created" was so much like the real thing that it was treated like the real thing!
ReplyDeleteAnd Mes KNOWS my hairy slobbery sisters would be good at making that kind of art, would yous Molly?
Kisses
Nellie
We know lots of dogs who were once considered trash and are now treasures
ReplyDeleteOur pawrents have been known to dig through the trash to rescue things before but only our own trash.
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Well, you can't blame the cleaners I guess... not sure who would pay that much money for trash, but oh well! My mom likes to clean... a lot... she threw away a $100 bill I got for Christmas one year.
ReplyDeleteMom accidentally threw her cell phone in with the washing...into the washing machine. It was NOT a good day. She sat crying in front of the machine while her phone "clunked" and "thudded" through the washing and spin cycle. BOL!!!
ReplyDeleteWally & Sammy
Detroit has life size trash art. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Project
ReplyDeleteExcept somebody went and burned a bunch of them down...no rescue there.
Cookies are a true art form, if you ask me! :)
ReplyDeleteCammie!
I hope no one stops me from cleaning up the yard today. I'd hate for anyone to think Honey's "offerings" were art. :)
ReplyDeleteThank goodness we don't touch art... we'd probably go bankrupt if we started cleaning them up by now.
ReplyDeleteSuch a waist... We Love cookies!
ReplyDeleteYou look so cue in the picture! Cute tongue! =)
Kaiser and Fusquinho
You look very arty farty, Molly!! I reckon those cleaners know a thing or two mol
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