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Should Umanets really be jailed for 2 years for defacing a Rothko? #yellowism

by Flaneur on Dec 21, 2012 • 2 Comments

Please spread the word about this petition by tweeting: Tweet In October this year 26 year old Wlodzimierz Umaniec (also known as Vladimir Umanets) was arrested on suspicion of defacing a Mark Rothko painting in the Tate. He had scribbled ’Vladimir Umanets a potential piece of Yellowism‘ in black pen on the very valuable painting Black On Maroon. In...

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Yellowism, Umanets and the Tate Rothko

by Flaneur on Oct 8, 2012 • 4 Comments

A conceptual artist called Vladimir Umanets is suspected of having written on a Mark Rothko painting at the Tate Modern in London. Surprisingly he was allowed to walk out of the building and has not yet been arrested. However, having written his name and website on the Rothko he knows what is coming. The Flaneur...

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On Galleries – Art In Our Everyday Lives

by JaneE on Jul 27, 2012 • 1 Comment

We have become used to seeing hundreds of images everyday. In our highly visual culture, how can we encourage people to pay attention to art? American painter Mark Rothko wanted people to be required to make a real effort to be able to view his work. He wanted people to travel a fair distance in...