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October 10, 2007
Museum Patrons Fall into Doris's Crack
Posted by Dave Blount at October 10, 2007 6:08 PM
In case anyone is still collecting reasons why taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize art, the latest installation at Tate Modern is a 548-foot-long crack in the floor.
Conceived by Colombian artist Doris Salcedo, the crack is entitled "Shibboleth." It's also known as "Doris's Crack." The crack is said to represent the problem of assimilating Muslim conquerors I mean immigrants into European society.
As if symbolizing the fate of females under forthcoming Muslim rule, so far at least three women have been injured by falling into the crack. An eyewitness reports:
We saw the first victim, a young woman who went into it with both feet up to just below her knees. She had to be dragged out by her friends.
As we watched to see whether she was okay, an older woman deliberately stepped on it, lurched forward and landed on the ground. She told us she thought the crack was painted on the floor.
Doris's Crack took over six months to complete and cost £300,000.
A Tate staff member tries to fix the crack in the floor.
On a tip from Bill.
