A cow is living on top of a ten storey building in Santiago in a work of performance art.
It was kidnapped on its way to a slaughter house by a group of artists who won't reveal their names.
The cow was lifted by crane on to the top of the building in the Chilean capital, reports Las Ultimas Noticias.
It will live on the 1,500sq ft rooftop, which has been remodelled as a farm, for a week.
The cow will be cared for and milked daily during the week and afterwards the artists plan to release it on a nature reserve.
A spokesperson for the group said: "We want to question the limits of the art creation. People think art is only what is in the galleries but that is not true."
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Sharruma
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 | 06:32 PM
It's amazing what people think passes for art these days.
I've recently created something myself.
I call it Naval Lint in the Moonlight.
For the best effect it should only have subtle lighting.
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA Member
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 | 04:03 AM
People are really getting silly. Sorry, this is a prank, not art.
For art the noun...here is what I found it REALLY means:
1 : skill acquired by experience, study, or observation <the art of making friends>
2 a : a branch of learning: (1) : one of the humanities (2) plural : LIBERAL ARTS b archaic : LEARNING, SCHOLARSHIP
3 : an occupation requiring knowledge or skill <the art of organ building>
4 a : the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also : works so produced b (1) : FINE ARTS (2) : one of the fine arts (3) : a graphic art
5 a archaic : a skillful plan b : the quality or state of being artful
6 : decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter
...funny, I don't see loading cows into cranes as an option.
