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THEY THREW HIS ARTWORK IN THE
TRASH -AND HE THREATENED LEGAL
ACTION.NOW, LESS THAN A WEEK
WINNER, ARTIST SINGH IS
THREATS.
24 HOUR NEWS 8'S AMANDA
JARRETT IS LIVE AT THE BOB,
WHERE SINGH'S WORK WAS ON
DISPLAY. AMANDA, WHAT'S HE
SAYING THIS MORNING?
YOU MAY REMEMBER AT THE START
OF ARTPRIZE A FEW WEEKS AGO,
ARTIST SINGH'S PIECE WAS ON
DISPLAY IN THE BOB PARKING
LOT, UNTIL THE VENUE'S OWNER
THREW IT IN THE TRASH.WE GOT
THIS STATEMENT FROM ARTIST
SINGH JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, HE
SAYS HE'S GETTING HIS WORK
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THE PIECE, CALLED CAPTIVITY
WAS A LARGE BIRD CAGE WITH A
SCULPTURE DEPICTING SADDAM
HUSSEIN HANGING FROM A NOOSE
INSIDE.THE BOB'S OWNER, GREG
COMPLAINTS AND THEN THREW IT
NOT WHAT HE EXPECTED IN THEIR
PARKING LOT.IN THE STATEMENT
THAT CAME IN OVER NIGHT,
ARTIST SINGH SAYS HE WILL TAKE
LEGAL ACTION AGAINST GILMORE
AND ARTPRIZE ORGANIZERS FOR
WHAT HE SAYS WAS "SUPPRESSING
THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION,
DESTRUCTION AND VANDALISM OF
MY PERSONAL PROPERTY." HE SAYS
HE WAS KICKED OUT OF THE
CONTEST WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE
REASON.ARTIST SINGH ALSO SAYS
HE'S BEEN THREATENED OVER HIS
PIECE. HE PLANS TO TAKE THE
KALAMAZOO AND ADD IT TO HIS
OWN GALLERY.
NOW, WHEN WE FIRST TOLD YOU
ABOUT THIS STORY AND SINGH WAS
THREATENING LEGAL ACTION,
ARTPRIZE ORGANIZERS SAID THIS
IS BETWEEN THE ARTIST AND THE
VENUE.LIVE IN GRAND RAPIDS,
AMANDA JARRETT, 24 HOUR NEWS 8.