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In reply to the discussion: Group suing to block Christo's "Over the River" [View all]GReedDiamond
(5,542 posts)26. Christo's art is, potentially, dangerous...
...if not, literally, lethal. This has already been quite positively established.
The dangers are: potential environmental impact, potential for bodily harm or even death, when coming into planned or unplanned contact with the "work," and, that Christo, in your words "gives artists a bad name."
Your interpretation of Christo's "installments" is fine as an opinion, but, unfortunately, not very well informed.
If I were to object to one of these Christo monolithic works, I would do so, not based on my lack of conceptual understanding/personal taste in art, but on the fact that one of these works, previously, has already proven to be lethal to two individuals.
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If two people had died in the building two dozen bridges (or cathedrals) over 40 years...
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#31
Cool. Thanks for clarifying, and my apologies for misreading you in the first place. n/t
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#37
One has to suspect the Arkansas project is viewed by some residents as part of the evil
CTyankee
Feb 2012
#15
I'm not looking at this solely from the "art" perpective but the enviromental issue
Demonaut
Feb 2012
#16
In two years they can also build 30 miles of 4-lane superhighway that never ever goes away.
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#23
I've noticed over the years that most artists who become famous are huge douches.
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#34