On Respecting Art
There's been much discussion within my artists group of friends regarding the actions of Maximo Caminero in breaking Weiwei's $1 million vase to protest what he supposedly stated was the museum’s favoritism for international rather than local art.
Although many works of art have been vandalized throughout the ages, including Rembrandt's, Eriksen's, Da Vinci's just to name a few, I solemnly hope that the Miami authorities will punish Mr. Caminero to the full extent of the law.
Defacing art has been happening like forever and I've heard on numerous occasions of local artists having their work vandalized, e.g.: glass scratched, paintings defaced, so on and on.....with no repercussions, most likely due to the vandal not being caught.
However, once the news media makes a field day of such actions, then all the "free thinkers" come out of the shadows to make their mark on art history. So Maximo, congratulations, you are now an internationally famous artist!! How many times have I heard it said that bad publicity is better than good news! I just hope that you do not gain popularity from such a selfish lack of respect for other artist’s works.
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