The Confusion of Modern Art

A funny art story…

“An avant-garde art exhibition at museum ended up being thrown in the bin after museum’s cleaners decided that it must be rubbish. Central to exhibition was (and will soon be) an installation entitled Where shall we go dancing tonight?, and it was created by Milan-based artists Sara Goldschmied and Eleonora Chiari. The show will reopen on Thursday, October 29.”

“The Where shall we go dancing tonight? installation was consisted of empty bottles of champagne, cigarette butts, colorful confetti and pieces of clothing scattered around. It was supposed to represent hedonism, consumerism and financial speculation in the 1980s Italian political scene (Italy’s 1980s political scene is known for many scandals and corruption affairs). Unfortunately, the cleaner mistook the items for mess left behind by partygoers at an event. What probably led to confusion was the fact that the museum actually hosted a party a night before the ‘incident’ where a book was presented.”

https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/art-exhibition-mistaken-for-garbage

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