Curiosity of the day: a museum employee accidentally threw an exhibit of modern art into the trash

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In the Dutch museum in Lisse, an employee mistakenly threw a piece of modern art into the garbage. These were beer cans standing in the elevator.

The exhibit “All the good times we spent together” by the French artist Alexandre Lavet was later found and placed on a pedestal. This is reported by The Guardian.

Work “All the good times we spent together”was created in 2016 and is a tribute to the streets of Brussels and, in particular, to art studios, friends' apartments, parties, exhibition openings in galleries and spaces created by artists.

As stated on the artist's website, the design of the beer packaging on the author's projects, coincides with the artist's arrival in Brussels, where he lived during 2013 and 2016, and met his friends. In 2017, the visual design of such cans was changed.

For the artist, the cans symbolize the cherished memories he shared with dear friends. While evenings spent over drinks may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, they ultimately represent precious moments of communication, the museum said.

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Eliza, the curator of the exhibition, raised the alarm about the disappearance of the work van den Bergh. Returning from a short break, she noticed that work was missing from the space. She is her found in a garbage bag before they could be thrown away.

The theme of our collection is food and consumption. Our art encourages visitors to see everyday objects in a new light. By placing works of art in unexpected places, we enhance this experience and keep visitors in suspense, explained the director of the museum.

This misunderstanding prompted the authors of the exhibition to change the place of display and place the work in a more “traditional” space of the museum – on a pedestal. .

Alexandra Lavet is a French artist living and working in Brussels, Belgium. The artist develops his practice around the spaces in which he exhibits, combining minimalism, contextual and conceptual art.

Mostly, the artist reflects on the nature of the “white cube” – i.e. the pure gallery space – and draws attention to the idea of ​​emptiness, disappearance, laziness, passivity or inactivity. In his works, he often uses biographical stories, anecdotes, paradoxes, and funny incidents.