Monday, November 25, 2002


vandalism or participatory art?

while you do sometimes hear of artists working with chocolate -- perhaps the best known and most serious attempt was andy warhol's striking rothko-esque field paintings in chocolate dry-brushed on untreated canvas -- although artists like ed ruscha and dieter roth have also ironically used chocolate -- this latest chocolate exhibition is worthy of interest.

dutch artist george moormann is currently exhibiting an installation featuring more than 200 chocolate letters against a video backdrop. this work is showing in a public gallery in haarlem, the netherlands. the exhibit was slated to last a month, but it appears this is not to be, as gallery visitors have quickly proceeded to eat the art.

the artist, who made a few extra letters just in case some were stolen, appears unprepared for this turn of events, and in news reports seems quite upset. personally, i think it is a triumph on his part, and a stellar example of participatory art. bravo, george moormann!

i have no doubt the dutch public will welcome another work with equal appreciation.

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