5 Tips on High Performance / Sculptors Association Protest to Museum of Contemporary Art

According to the visual correspondent of Fars News Agency, after the performance of “Bird of Fish” on the “Oil Pond” of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran and “damaging this work of art”, the museum apologized in a statement.

The Association of Sculptors of Iran issued a statement in response to the museum’s description, expressing its deep regret over this irresponsible incident: Although the museum’s statement and description refer to the performance of interactive works with works of art, The original of the work can not be justified in any way and the responsibility of negligence in planning and selecting the work is with the organizers. The treasury of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is part of the national capital; Protection of works and observance of professional principles of protection; This is the least that museum managers are required to do.

This association reminded: The selection of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran and the performance of interactive works in the museum with its unique treasure, requires a study and research process and professional sensitivities. Therefore, it strongly urges the museum officials and the organizers of the event to provide the documents of the study process of the implementation of the work and the predictions made by the museum in order to clarify the issue and enlighten the public opinion.

* 5 points about marginal performance

Also, one of the audience of Fars News Agency wrote the following report “Scandal in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran”: Contrary to the museum statement;

1. What is referred to as the encounter with works of art in the world has nothing to do with the physical encounter with the original work itself.

۲. The background of the performer and the type of coverage and behavior show that this event is predictable and is designed for greater fame in cyberspace. Therefore, it was done either in coordination with the museum or the museum failed to select a performance.

3. The claim that the lesion is compensable is ridiculous. First, there is no reason for such a permit to be compensated, and second, the history of inviting the Japanese Foundation for previous repairs shows that compensating for such damage is not easy, or at least the cost of previous repairs will not be justified.

4. Damage to this particular effect is not the only issue. If the museum initiates such a procedure, we will have to wait for other similar events.

5. The fact that the museum did not deal officially with the culprit, especially in the presence of the guests, shows that the museum has consciously prepared such a program.

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