First, a visual artist has painted an iceberg. No, no...not a representation of an iceberg, an iceberg itself. The CBC Arts News reports that Marco Evaristti has utilized two icebreakers, 20 people, fire hoses, seawater and red dye to turn a carefully selected iceberg red, and the result is art. (Marco would be the same Marco Evaristti who set up ten blenders containing water and goldfish, and invited gallery-goers to create "art" by hitting the "Puree" button.) The artist claims to now own said iceberg. My question is: How does one write a grant for this sort of funding? Could a housewife possibly boat out to her own iceberg and "install" piles of dirty laundry on it? This would truly be a financial boon to some of us.
Secondly, a German artist wants to be fed to piranhas. In the name of science, mind you. Hopefully in front of a group of iron-stomached biology students. Zoo officials tactfully pointed out that piranhas prefer live prey, but the Always-Thinking artist suggested, maybe, zoo workers could poke his dead corpse with sticks to make it appear lively. (Fool the ignorant fish, like.) I do not know what the pay range is for zoo work but, no kidding, you'd have to pay me a lot to stand there and poke a dead body with a stick. Now, is it just me, or does anyone else read the arts news and, episodically, laugh like a maniac?
Secondly, a German artist wants to be fed to piranhas. In the name of science, mind you. Hopefully in front of a group of iron-stomached biology students. Zoo officials tactfully pointed out that piranhas prefer live prey, but the Always-Thinking artist suggested, maybe, zoo workers could poke his dead corpse with sticks to make it appear lively. (Fool the ignorant fish, like.) I do not know what the pay range is for zoo work but, no kidding, you'd have to pay me a lot to stand there and poke a dead body with a stick. Now, is it just me, or does anyone else read the arts news and, episodically, laugh like a maniac?
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