This brief story in the New York Times caught my eye.
This image is of a piece of minimalist art by Alexandre Lavet.
It was exhibited at Lam, a museum in Lisse, Netherlands devoted to food and eating. Sounds like my kind of museum.
Anyway, the point of the story is that the pictured beer cans, a legitimate exhibit, were thought to be trash by a workman and tossed out.
And why not.
The artist described his work as “mixing minimalism, contextual and conceptual art legacies.” I say “wha’” to his description.
The museum said these were not just empty cans but hand painted art. They added that the artist put a lot of time and effort into the work.
The museum says the placement of the cans might have been the reason they were thrown out. They were displayed like they had been left behind during construction.
Other Lavet art:
Other museum pieces.
While I was going to say “meh” to the whole thing I looked at the museum’s website. It is pretty nifty as is their approach to art.
They say they are “special, down-to-earth people who don’t like fuss.”
All the art has a connection to food, drink and shopping and they have “the largest food art collection in the world.” I don’t doubt that.
In conclusion they say you will leave the museum “energized and overflowing with new ideas.”
And the building is very nice.
So, in the spirit of the museum’s dedication to food and eating I have submitted the following for their consideration.
By the way, the beer cans were found in the trash and put in a safer location.
I haven’t heard from the museum yet.
