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LINE IN THE NEWSROOM, KEN
KOLKER, "24 HOUR NEWS 8".
THIS ART WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE ON DUS PLY HERE AT
ARTPRIZE BUT INSTEAD, THE
ARTIST IS TORCH IT TO NIGHT.
"24 HOUR NEWS 8'S" TOM HILLEN
IS HERE IN STUDIO WITH MORE
TONIGHT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT
THIS.
Reporter: YEAH.
IT IS A STORY.
THE ARTPRIZE STORY THAT
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WE WERE THE FIRST ONES TO
DELL YOU ABOUT THE CLASH
YESTERDAY.
THE OWNER OF THE BOB CHOOSING
TO TRASH A SCULPTURE OF THE
HUSSEIN HANGING FROM A NOOSE
IN THE PARKING LOT.
THE SCULPTURE HAD WRITINGS ON
IT ABOUT ***, *** AND
SUICIDE.
YESTERDAY THE BE ABOUT OWNER
TOLD US THEY WERE NOT A FORUM
FOR POLITICAL STATEMENT SO HE
TRASHED IT.
EACH DAY THE KALAMAZOO ARTIST
WAS PLANNING TO CHANGE WHAT
WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE TAGE
CAGE.
ALL WERE GOING TO BE
CONTROVERSING.
THE ARTIST SAID HE WAS
TRIKING TO SHOW HOW DIFFERENT
CULTURES ARE HELD CAPTIVE TO
DIFFERENT IDEAS.
TONIGHT, ARTIST SINGH SENT US
THESE PICTURE.
HE IS CHOOSING TO BURN THE
REMANAGE SCULPTURES BECAUSE
HE COULD NOT NEGOTIATE DEAL
TO SHOW THE REST OF THE ART
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
YESTERDAY.
HE SAID "I ORANGE THE
ARTPRIZE TO KICK THE VENUE
OUT IF THEY WANT TO BE MORAL
POLICE SINCORRING ART THEY
SHOULD GET OUT OF ART
BUSINESS.
I WELL NOT TAKE PART IN THE
ART PRISES IF THE BOB AND THE
ARTPRIZE DID NOT APOLOGIZE TO
ME FOR DAMAGES THEY HAVE
CAUSED AND OF COURSE THIS IS
A STORY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW BECAUSE IT KEEPS
DEVELOPING EVERY DAY."
IT IS PART OF THE
CONVERSATION.
THIS SEEMS TO BE EXTREME AS
YOU HAVE NOW A VENUE,
TAMPERING WITH ARTIST, YOU
HAVE CROSSING OVER, IS IT
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OS
EXPRESSION?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT HAS OPENED UP THAT
CONVERSATION.
THAT PORTION OF ARTPRIZE
WHICH I MEAN YOU GO OUT TO
TALK AND PEOPLE ARE OPENING
UP WHAT DO THEY FEEL ABOUT
THIS?
YEAH.
INTERESTING.