german aesthetics, art installation? (fwd)

[Quetzil Castaneda]

I thought this might be of interest for the list.


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>Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 16:01:59 -0400 (EDT)
>From: owner-socgrads@lists.Princeton.EDU
>To: sociology grad students <socgrads@lists.Princeton.EDU>
>Subject: art installation? (fwd)
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>Julian:  Please tell us this can't be true.
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>JCD
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>Date: Fr, 26 Apr 1996 11:06:59 -0400
>From: Rambosan@aol.com
>Subject: art installation?
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>sometimes those germans are just a bit too aesthetically aware for their own
>good.
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>>In Germany, meanwhile, Gunther Burpus remained wedged in the cat door in
>>his front-door for two days because passers-by thought he was a piece of
>>installation art.  Mr Burpus, 41, of Bremen, was using the door because
>>he had mislaid his keys. Unfortunately he was spotted by a group of
>>student pranksters who removed his trousers and pants, painted his bottom
>>bright blue, stuck a daffodil between his buttocks and erected a sign
>>saying 'Germany Resurgent, an Essay in Street Art.  Please give
>>Generously'.  Passers-by assumed Mr Burpus' screams were part of the act
>>and it was only when an old woman complained to the police that he was
>>finally freed.  "I kept calling for help," he said, "but people just said
>>'Very good! Very clever!' and threw coins at me." "
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