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Vandalism at the Flick Collection

I've been sitting on the subject of the Flick collection for two days, but this morning I see that a woman smashed up two works by Matta-Clark. Ugh. (The police say she's been in for property damage and assault/battery before, and they don't think that the attack was politically motivated.)
[more: The Zürich Tages-Anzieiger reports that the woman yelled out, "Flick, now I'm satisfied!" and that she did a back handspring (called a "Flick-Flack" - get it?) over one of the works. Eeps.]

I had planned to write a longer review of the reactions to the opening ceremonies on Tuesday, but it doesn't look like I'll have time. So instead I thought I'd link to Patrick Bahners' essay on the show and its opening ceremony at the FAZ. It's a fairly nuanced commentary, and I particularly like the way that Bahners analyzes the language of the speeches held by various people.
The FAZ also has this special topic page, which includes some overview material and a short photo tour (with a few shots of the art itself).

Posted by Heather at September 23, 2004 10:31 AM