tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post5277587087952568735..comments2023-12-06T11:18:27.198+01:00Comments on ThinkShop: Rothko Painting DefacedP. M. Doolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-27150674439989601512012-11-11T17:52:53.417+01:002012-11-11T17:52:53.417+01:00Hi Hels,
I actually do really like Rothko's p...Hi Hels,<br /><br />I actually do really like Rothko's paintings. But I can't stand (as you will have guessed), the silly spiritual posturing that surrounds his work. Regradingf security - public museums simply do not have the budgets to allow high quality security. A great number of paintings in many museums are not even insured, security is nearly always at a low level - which is why most major museums (like the Louvre) cannot afford to have all of their rooms open at the same time - they rotate their guards between the rooms and always keep some of them shut.<br />The vandal explains why he did it on one of the links that I included. If you can call it an explanation.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-89310820439172482832012-11-10T18:43:18.030+01:002012-11-10T18:43:18.030+01:00I don't understand or enjoy Rothko's paint...I don't understand or enjoy Rothko's paintings, but the vandalism regarding Black on Maroon begs two important questions:<br /><br />1. Why would a vandal purposefully damage an important work of art, unless he was going to become very rich or very infamous? Neither happened in this case. <br />and<br />2. With all the art thefts and experiences with vandalism in the world, didn't the Tate's security seem very slack? Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com