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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance         Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 664 days Last activity: 472 days |
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| Got this in an e-mail, but I don't have a url to the specific article:
Boy, 12, Sticks Gum on $1.5M Painting Tue Feb 28, 7:40 PM ET DETROIT - A 12-year-old visitor to the Detroit Institute of Arts stuck a wad of gum to a $1.5 million painting, leaving a stain the size of a quarter, officials say. The boy was part of a school group from Holly that visited the museum on Friday, officials say. They say he took a piece of Wrigley's Extra Polar Ice gum out of his mouth and stuck it on Helen Frankenthaler's "The Bay," an abstract painting from 1963. The museum acquired the work in 1965 and says it is worth about $1.5 million. The gum stuck to the painting's lower left corner and did not adhere to the fiber of the canvas, officials told the Detroit Free Press. But it left a chemical residue about the size of a quarter, said Becky Hart, assistant curator of contemporary art. The museum's conservation department is researching the chemicals in the gum to decide which solvent to use to clean it. The museum hopes to make the repair in two weeks and will keep "The Bay" on display in the meantime, she said. "Our expectation is that the painting is going to be fine," Hart said. Holly Academy director Julie Kildee said the boy had been suspended from the charter school and says his parents also have disciplined him. "Even though we give very strict guidelines on proper behavior and we hold students to high standards, he is only 12 and I don't think he understood the ramifications of what he did before it happened, but he certainly understands the severity of it now," said Kildee. ___ On the Net: Detroit Institute of Arts: http://www.dia.org |
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Bitmap #1 Enhancement Shaman US Ravenholdt  Since: 09-05-04 From: His Laughin' Place Since last post: 4587 days Last activity: 4581 days |
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Originally posted by Rogue ROFLCOPTER, Well they were pretty certain about what type of gum was sticked to the painting...prolly to identify certain harmful chemicles that can harm portraits of that kind if some kid stuck gum on it as a precaution...*WHEW* (That was a long sentence) Good thing they diddnt sue the kid, I bet that kid is getting an ass whooping from his momma about it... |
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Stitch Roy Koopa Holy crap, it is the RoboCoonie!  Since: 08-20-04 From: California Since last post: 964 days Last activity: 964 days |
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| I heard on the radio on my drive in to work. What museum would allow youngsters near paintings in the first place, and what teacher would let gum-chewing out of their site!? Obviously, it would happen in Detroit.
I couldn't see that flying here, where we get stares just for pulling out a cell phone let alone eating anything. |
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Xeios You WANKER! Since: 08-16-04 Since last post: 5104 days Last activity: 1414 days |
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| Wow, thats genious.I wish I could do that, and not be murdered. What happened to the kid, did they ever find him, has he been hung yet? | |||
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Makura Since: 01-22-05 From: The restaurant at the end of the universe.... Since last post: 5917 days Last activity: 5182 days |
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| I've always wanted to do that. That kid has guts. He's like one of those guys that would tackle mickey at disneyland.
I envy you, man. *shakes fist* |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 664 days Last activity: 472 days |
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The picture in question:
Yeah... I don't blame him really. I haven't really been a fan of landscapes, fruit bowls, flowers in vases, or several forms of abstract expressionism, but go figure. Really he shouldn't have done it and I wouldn't have appreciated it if it was something I liked, but he did it, it's done. $1.5 million for that? That seems like the bigger crime. |
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Stitch Roy Koopa Holy crap, it is the RoboCoonie! Since: 08-20-04 From: California Since last post: 964 days Last activity: 964 days |
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| I still don't understand why it would be worth $1.5 million. It just seems too much. Almost like the artist was panting a beautiful landscape, but the cat walked by and tipped over the blue paint. Then she just added some shading, and voila! Really.
We should have Fappy spill something. Maybe we can get money for his discharges. |
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Elara Divine Mamkute Dark Elf Goddess Chaos Imp Penguins Fan Ms. Invisable  Since: 08-15-04 From: Ferelden Since last post: 130 days Last activity: 130 days |
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| It looks like a Blue Meanie's face to me to be honest... still not worth that much. Honestly though, the kid should've known better than to put gum on a painting in a museum, I mean... common sense! |
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