Bass-o-matic lands gallery in court

The director of a Danish art gallery is in court after two fish were killed in an electric food blender. The fish were on display swimming in a Moulinex blender as part of an exhibition by controversial artist Marco Evaristtis. The fish died when a member of the public flicked the switch to turn the blender on, reports Danish daily Berlingske Tidende.

Evaristti said at the time that he wanted to force people to "do battle with their conscience" when they were confronted with the switch. Peter Mayer, director of the Evegobalck art museum in Kolding, was prosecuted for allowing the blender to be connected to a live electricity supply. . .

Mayer told the court that he did not want to turn the power off as he did not want to interfere with the artist's work.

UPDATE: Liquifying goldfish is now officially legal in Denmark, as the court decided in acquitting the gallery owner.

Posted by David on May 13, 2003 1:31 PM