. Artwork excapes from the exhibition
On the evening of February the 7th 2006, during the opening at Massimo De Carlo Art Gallery, in Milan, an artwork by the Austrian artists Gelitin mysteriously disappeared. It's a small pink rabbit made of wool and straw. The following letter finally reveals the mystery. ------------------------------- March 15th, 2006 Dear Gelitin, Massimo De Carlo and Flavio Albanese, It's me, Rabbit. First I want to let you know I'm well; nobody hurt me. I escaped voluntarily, with the help of Alice. If my sudden escape worried you than I'm sorry. But you know, since the moment I became Art I started getting really bored. Ok, I'm worth a lot, but I expected something different. I thought I'd be admired and appreciated, but all the attention is actually for you dealers, collectors and artists. People come to my exhibitions just to meet each other and to see who's there. Nobody really cares about me. Moreover I was living in a bell jar. I was not allowed to do anything; only stay there between other "Works of Art" like me. You'd think being Contemporary Art would be all sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, but I just felt like an ornament! Maybe it was crazy, but try to understand; when I met Alice, coming from the real world, I started recalling how life was before being Art, and I couldn't resist, I escaped. After all, it was you who showed me that a Work of Art is not a mere object, but rather the attention built around it. Who knows, maybe by disappearing I'll get more! Now I'm free. Of course it's more risky; out here I'm not worth much, but I feel alive and have real emotions! Unpredictable things happen here, and you meet people who do and say what they want, without trying to turn everything into Art. But let's be honest, it's not a bed of roses out here. Life is tough. Having given up my Art privileges now I must earn a living, and it's not that easy. Without you guys convincing the people, nobody believes I am Art, they mistake me as an ordinary rabbit. So I decided to come back. But before I do I'd like you to do something for me: publish this photo of mine, for my act to be remembered. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, I'm sorry but now I must leave, Alice wants to play. Remember, I'll be back only once I see my photo published! And in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! Rabbit _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann
