maandag 10 juni 2013

Underwear

Sometimes art can surprise you, take your enlarged underwear and hang it in a tree, so did artist Kenichi Ogawa. The American guests of  the Hilton Hotel were not amused to have this one in front of their chic hotel and had complained about it. The management decided to move it a little further on along the art route exhibition of ARTZUID 2013.

But to my surprise I saw there is still hanging underwear  in a tree in front of the Hilton hotel, but this one is made of "gold" by Ghanese artist El Anatsui. He makes art of metal litter attached together with copper wire. This one is called "Drying towels and pants". He choose exact this place for his exhibition because it should be as if  the sculpture of Rodin "The Thinker" in the back had took out his clothes he said in an interview.
I haven't read about further complaints of the hotel guests yet...

Here a detail of his work, which must be a hell of a job.

13 opmerkingen:

  1. als kunstwerk mag het er wezen
    als underwear is het wat anders

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  2. I am very amused by this "art work" especially its location.

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  3. oooh, this is so very funny! and it is very nice, i think. original, no?
    stupid hilton, they should stop complaining...

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  4. A little gold makes everything more pleasing, no?

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  5. Oh those things are...well...couldn't the artist done a bikini style of undies with lace? At least they are clean.

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  6. Haha! Very funny images Marianne, the big underwear reminds me of an exhibit in the Sculpture by the Sea her in Perth this year..

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  7. Dit is zo grappig om te zien en te lezen, echt opmerkelijk! :))

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  8. Some of my countrymen lack a good sense of humor.

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  9. The complaining is a hoot. The underwear art is something else.

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  10. ha,ha I am having a big giggle here looking at the underwear in the trees. That is just hilarious and the rest of the ART must have been done with great patience. Great sense of humour on the Artist's part and "What The Heck"?? Bloomers hangin' in the tree - too funny :)

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  11. oh my goodness! haha!
    that is terrible for the hotel, though. I can understand!

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