Do you think contemporary art is trash? Some cleaners in Bolzano, Italy certainly did. After seeing what was supposed to be an art installation at the Museion gallery, a group of cleaners thought they needed to get to work and clean the area of all the “trash” someone had left behind. The art installation looked like the result of a party room with many bottles on the floor, confetti and a hanging sign that said “Tutti Assolti” (all acquitted). The artwork by Milanese artists Goldschmied & Chiari was titled “Where are we going to dance tonight?” and the gallery described it as the perfect metaphor for the ’80s. Unfortunately for the artists, they found their installation in a trash bag. The gallery added a sign announcing that the work was going to be reinstalled and is now ready to be seen again.
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This isn’t the first time cleaning staff have confused artwork with trash, as you can see here:
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