Thursday, April 24, 2008

Artist Looks for Volunteer to Die as Work of Art


Germany - The prizewinning artist Gregor Schneider, enfant terrible of the German cultural scene, is looking for a volunteer who is willing to die for his — that is, Schneider's — art.
He wants someone whose dying hours will be spent in an art gallery with the public admiring the way the light plays on the flesh of a person gasping for the last breath.
Politicians and curators are in a state of uproar about Schneider's plans. The 39-year-old artist has been concerned with death for much of his career. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Jimmy Jane