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From: Harold Ingmire <hingmire**At_Symbol_Here**WHIPMIX.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Department of Energy Awards Task Order for Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage
Date: Dec 12, 2019 13:42 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To: Re: [DCHAS-L] Department of Energy Awards Task Order for Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage
Not being totally in synch with chemist humor, I would hope your comparison of "banana art" doesn't put in the same category of American Indian or Jewish artifacts
that existed in cultures for hundreds if not thousands of years and were of significance in history, that effected not only their cultures but those they came in contact with over time. Cultural history is as important as "chemical" history, as both have been
intertwined through history. Harold
From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
On Behalf Of Monona Rossol
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:33 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Department of Energy Awards Task Order for Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage
Artists and the art-buying public have completely lost their bearings. Nether the artists or nor fan have the capacity to judge anything other than the amount of
publicity or money art can generate. So it was worth it to someone to have their name attached to the highly publicized banana project for $120,000.
What all these people do not see is publicity and fame do not attach to the artifact when the artifact is essentially worthless. So the art stories will persist
in the history of this anomalous period, but the art works themselves will not be preserved for posterity. Blessedly, like the American Indian and Jewish artifacts, they will be buried when they are no longer useful.
The art works will also be impossible to restore in many cases. Not only can the banana now never be restored, but many of the paintings and sculptures sold to day
are made haphazardly of materials that will degrade and self-destruct over time. Artists try to imply that it is the message that is the "art." Like the banana, that's garbage.
Real creativity changes the world for the better in some way from that point in history. Phony creativity just makes money for the huckster artists and reminds us
once again of our limitless capacity to participate in scams -- a boring lesson we can get from hundreds of other scams.
That makes, unfortunately, most of the leading artists today, superfluous.
Monona
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From: Yaritza Brinker <YBrinker**At_Symbol_Here**FELE.COM>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Wed, Dec 11, 2019 3:42 pm
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Department of Energy Awards Task Order for Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage
Monona,
Your comments somehow urge me to mention the $120,000 banana duct-taped to a wall. In case you don't know what I'm talking about� it's a real banana, it's not a sculpture.
Somebody actually paid $120,000 for it in a Miami gallery last week.
A day or so thereafter, while still on display, a different artist walked up to it and ate it. He called it the "starving artist" performance.
So.. pool of mercury� huh.
Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate some art styles.
Thank you,
Yaritza Brinker
260.827.5402
From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
On Behalf Of Monona Rossol
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:42 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Department of Energy Awards Task Order for Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage
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Oh, I hope some college art department doesn't see this and a performance art project worked out with mercury. Or some other similar foolishness. If only poisons
would all have acute hazards we'd be rid of these people.