Pompidou apology

The Pompidou Centre yesterday admitted responsibility for the destruction of two works of art that fell off its walls and smashed to pieces. The pieces on loan from America were part of a four-month exhibition of Californian artists called Los Angeles 1955-1985. . .

An investigation was launched after Untitled, a 1971 resin work worth £22,000 resembling a black bar measuring 8ft high by 5ins wide, by Santa-Monica-based artist Peter Alexander, fell off the wall during the night, a few hours after it was hung just before the show opened in March. The second work was Untitled Wall Relief by fellow US artist Craig Kauffman, created in 1967 of acrylic lacquer on a Plexiglass mould more than 4ft by 6ft, and worth £48,000. It dropped and shattered before the show closed in July.

Both pieces were damaged beyond repair. Full article in the Guardian.

Posted by David on September 7, 2006 8:52 PM