[Peace-discuss] Re: [Announce] [Peace] Fwd: [stop] ACTION ALERT: Arraignment for Mark Nepermann Tomorrow

[John W.]

Amusing.  This reminds me of many discussions/arguments I've had with people
regarding what is "art" and what is not.  I say let the jury decide the
value.  Not that what I say carries any weight.

John Wason



On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Neil Parthun <lennybrucefan at gmail.com>wrote:

>From the June 27 News Gazoo:
> Two different professional appraisers valued 12 similar Heap of Bird
> "Native Hosts" signs in British Columbia at $120,000, or $10,000 each. One
> of those appraisals, by a Canadian appraiser, was given to the Champaign
> County state's attorney's office.
>
> State's Attorney Julia Rietz said the appraisal will not affect her
> decision related to the charge against Nepermann, a recent UI graduate.
> "It's not proof to me of the value of these signs," she said of the ones in
> Urbana.
>
> She instead based her decision on an invoice, given her by the UI police,
> from the American Logo and Sign Inc. in Moore, Okla., that the signs for the
> Urbana public art exhibit were sold to Heap of Birds for $88.65 each. The
> artist had the signs manufactured at the company.
>
> "This is the evidence that I have of the value of these signs and simply
> because Mr. Heap of Birds attributes a higher value to them doesn't mean I
> can use that as proof in court," Rietz said.
>
> Heap of Birds said the "Native Hosts" signs are fine art and that the value
> of a work of art is never based on the cost of materials or the
> manufacturer's cost. Taken into account are many factors, among them the
> concept behind the work, aesthetics, the prices of previous sales of the
> artist's work and his or her reputation.
>
> Solidarity,
>   -N.
>
> Neil Parthun
>   Sports/politics writer, UC-IMC || www.ucimc.org
>
> "Early in life I had learned that if you want something, you had better
> make some noise." - Malcolm X
>
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