Monday, October 13, 2008

New exhibit unveiled.


Chicago, IL. A new exhibit was unveiled on Saturday at the Art Institute of Chicago containing a single photograph by a reclusive French artist who wished to remain unnamed, titled Au large de la fonte. 
Noted Italian art critic Grigio Pellegrino had this to say about it, "... [the photograph] embodies contrapositive destruction, the removal of one object from the universe by another leaving only the shell of existence which reflects the human condition."
The late Henri Cartier-Bresson was unavailable for comment, but the manager of his estate expressed strong feelings of disappointment that the photograph was not in black and white. 
The Indian Association of Orthopedic Surgeons issued a vociferous statement alleging that the photograph belittled the human trauma that ought to dominate any study undertaken, however artsy(sic), of orthopedics. When asked if the leg ought to be included in the photograph, the director instead suggested an inclusion of the surgeon involved in the creation of the cast. 
The exhibit is open from 10:30am-8:00pm Monday through Thursday, 10:30am-5:00pm on Friday and 10:00am-5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wicked :D

Mohan K.V said...

You're a googlewhack for 'Au large de la Fonte'.. and Grigio Pellegrino! Truly inspired!

Had you broken your leg sometime around that time?

Unknown said...

Merci. Google Translate FTW.

My kid brother had. This was me making up for not being able to write on his cast.

And 11 months taken to reply to a comment. High five!