Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Pompidou Admits Art Destroyed By Human Error

The initial story is here. At first, the Pompidou had argued that the two works, Craig Kauffman's "Untitled Wall Relief," and an untitled piece by Peter Alexander, had been destroyed as the result of inherent instability of the materials or as a result of a visitor, however, the museum has now admitted that the works in fact fell off the wall as a result of poor installation.

I can't see how this is comforting to future lenders but I suppose it's good that the Pompidou is willing to admit their errors.

Next: Rauschenberg's combines???