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

[E. Wayne Johnson]

Maybe Heap of Birds could do Burma-Shave style signs for the roadways.

In Spite of the Crowds

We Silenced the Chief

But Mess Up Our Signs

And We'll Call You a Thief.


(Or something like that)



On 7/2/2009 4:58 PM, Nora Whipple wrote:
> I say get Heap of Bird's restitution from the U of I and legal 
> reciepts out and let that be the cost he seeks restitution of.
> NEW
>
> --- On *Thu, 7/2/09, John W. /<jbw292002 at gmail.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: John W. <jbw292002 at gmail.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Announce] [Peace] Fwd: [stop] ACTION ALERT:
>     Arraignment for Mark Nepermann Tomorrow
>     To: "Neil Parthun" <lennybrucefan at gmail.com>
>     Cc: "Court Watch" <announce at communitycourtwatch.org>,
>     "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>, "Jenifer Cartwright"
>     <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
>     Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 12:18 PM
>
>     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
>     <http://us.mc540.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lennybrucefan@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
>         <http://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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