December 17, 2005
WORTH MORE MOLTEN (via Bryan Francoeur):
Heist of hefty Henry Moore sculpture (Reuters, 12/17/05)
British police hunted for three men on Saturday who stole a huge bronze Henry Moore sculpture worth up to 3 million pounds ($5.3 million) and a spokesman said they feared the piece would be destroyed for scrap.
Whic pretty much sums up modern art. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 17, 2005 7:48 PM
"recognized as scrap" more likely.
But at least they're recycling.
Posted by: Noel at December 17, 2005 8:28 PMHis books, too. Oh, sorry, that was Henry Miller. That's the trouble with the modern age. Can't tell one one appalling Henry from another.
Posted by: Peter B at December 17, 2005 8:45 PMIf they have even the slightest sense of humor, a couple of days from now, they'll send the museum a picture of the sculpture sitting on a beach on the Italian Riviera, with a gnome posing in front of it. Two days after that, another picture with the pyramids in the background. And so on.
Posted by: Mike Morley at December 18, 2005 8:20 AMThe work is said to be worth millions. But a thing is only worth that which someone is willing to pay for it--in this case, nothing.
I blame the artist; he left it unfinished out in the yard for years.
Posted by: Noel at December 18, 2005 1:56 PM