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NY artist to be sued for damaging underwater sculptures in Cancún
Even though the artist offered to donate a sculpture to repair the damages, the head of the underwater museum considered that this solution is not enough, because it must send a strong message to those who damage the sculptures. (Photo: Special )
Mexico's National Commission on
Natural Protected Areas (Conanp) will file a criminal complaint against a
Polish-born artist who lives in New York for damaging marine life after she
covered an underwater sculpture with a knitted sweater.
The sculpture is part of the series
"The Bombs in Nizuc" displayed at the Underwater Art Museum (MUSA) in
Cancún.
The head of the sculptural space,
Roberto Díaz Abraham said that, without authorization, artist Ágata Oleg
covered one or two sculptures with a knitted sweater.
"From an artistic point of view
it is attractive because it makes them more colorful, but from a conservation
point of view we did not like her idea, because it damaged marine life,"
he explained.
He added that repairing the
sculpture will cost between 5,000 and 6,000 dollars.
Even though the artist
offered to donate a sculpture to repair the damages, Díaz considered that this
solution is not enough, because it must send a strong message to those who
damage the sculptures.
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