9,000 art butterflies die
CONTROVERSIAL artist Damien Hirst is in hot water with the RSPCA.
Hirst, whose workshop is at Chalford, put on a show at the Tate Modern in London which featured live butterflies.
But 9,000 died during the 23-week exhibition.
A spokesman for the animal charity said there would be "national outcry" if it had involved an animal such as a dog.
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The Tate told the Sunday Telegraph the butterflies "lived out the final stage of their natural lifecycle" in the room.
Comments
by valhalla2010
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 4:08PM
“There is no such thing as bad publicity, just publicity.”
by the_mogul
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 9:12AM
“@TimMessanger
Please keep you PVC habits to yourself”
by TimMessanger
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 8:54AM
“Yes LordGagas what are you then a vegetable?
Please classify the following;
Rock =
Plasma =
Mercury =
PVC =
Yes in the literal definition insects are animals, the next thing YOU and the Badgerists will be protesting about will be cockroaches, ants, mice and rats being killed by exterminators!”
by Mudbox
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 7:57AM
“Apparently the butterflies were of the Owl and Heliconius species, and can live up to 9 months in their native tropical environment.
400 new butterflies had to be brought in each week to replace those that were trodden on, or killed in other ways, by visitors”
by LordGagas
Monday, October 15 2012, 6:00PM
“the only way animals should be used in art, is to be painted, and i dont mean have their skin painted”
by LordGagas
Monday, October 15 2012, 3:34PM
“things are either animal, vegatable or mineral, anyone who doesn't know that are thick!... tim?”
by gunnersaurus1
Monday, October 15 2012, 2:50PM
“****”
by gallopingbear
Monday, October 15 2012, 12:51PM
“Hang on, don't butterflies only live for two weeks -so yes, the numbers would add up.
I blame the general public for encouraging him when he started putting dead animals in tanks.”
by Countrylad
Monday, October 15 2012, 11:33AM
“So RSPCA at it again, They support Butterflies but not African Land snails, I reported some Land snails that are not in good condition to be told we dont deal with small insects ,Just typical of the New Polictical RSPCA”
by Mudbox
Monday, October 15 2012, 11:23AM
“Did you not know that insects were animals, TimeMessanger?”