On arrival, they found empty bottles strewn across the floor, cigarette buts, confetti and even shoes and clothes. It looked like it had been quite a night, but the cleaning staff were unfazed and set about restoring order. However, these were not the remnants of the previous night's party but an art exhibition called 'We were going to dance tonight' by Milanese artists Goldschmied & Chiari.
The artistic installment was aimed at satirising the lavish parties and excesses of the Italian political classes during the 1980s. Yet, clearly it was a case of art imitating life a bit too convincingly. “Of course we warn staff not to clean away art,” gallery curator Letizia Ragaglia said. “We told them just to clean the foyer because that's where the event on Friday night had been.
"Evidently, they mistook the installation for the foyer...” Fortunately, all was not lost. After organising the 'rubbish' art into separate bin bags for glass and plastic, the cleaners realised their error before they threw out the artworks for good. “We will try to put it back as it was, using photos to help us,” Ragaglia said.
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The janitors were correct; it was garbage. Too bad it didn't make it all the way to the landfill.
"Fortunately, all was not lost."
Yes, yes we all lose. The whole world loses when you call crap like this art and take it seriously.
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