“The role of art is to interrogate, not to reassure. This act disturbs society: a person becoming a work of art poses moral and legal questions. They want to keep his skin when he dies; that becomes macabre and disagreeable, but interesting,”
“Sociologically it is interesting. Donating organs to save a life is legal and noble. Mixed with art the gesture loses its usefulness but sets an example.” – Bernard Fibicher, director of the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Wonderful story. Read Roald Dahl if you haven’t. Too close to home?…
The role of art…
18 Saturday Apr 2009
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