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Oskar
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I stole the heading from a little item in British muso magazine "Guitar Buyer." Apparently, Factory Records co-founder and Art Director Peter Saville has been hired to make an "artitic statement" to coincide with the London Launch of a new Sony product line. He's made lots of cardboard cut-outs of guitars to be placed around London, and whoever finds them is encouraged to take them home. From what I could gather, the act of stealing a cut-out is part of the artistic statement. Genius! 
http://www.nme.com/news/112841.htm
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Hmmm, I don't think it counts as "stealing" for me. I think it's more like they are being handed out here.
To me the topic for discussion here is how the distribution model can be a part of a work. I think that for me to accept something as a part of a work it has to come from the artist so I'd accept Peter's encouragement to take them as a part of that work, but not some persons theft of work X as a part of work X.
"theft" is a nice, strong word to get attention but I don't think this topic needs it.
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Thank you for the new picture Kassen. It's your best yet!
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Oskar
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| Kassen wrote: | Hmmm, I don't think it counts as "stealing" for me. I think it's more like they are being handed out here.
To me the topic for discussion here is how the distribution model can be a part of a work. I think that for me to accept something as a part of a work it has to come from the artist so I'd accept Peter's encouragement to take them as a part of that work, but not some persons theft of work X as a part of work X.
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I bow to your ever superior knowledge. I quoted from a magazine headline, as I stated at the beginning of my first post in this thread, but If I have transgressed I'm sorry!
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Superior knowledge is realy a strech; I read the article you linked to (which didn't mention "theft" and took it as a interesting way of semi-anonimous handing out.
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Work by NEW ORDER’s sleeve designer is set to appear all over LONDON – and fans can take it home for free.
Around 500 guitar cut outs designed by Peter Saville will be left across the capital to promote the launch of new hand-held game and music consol the Sony PSP, and they can be taken home by those who find them.
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No theft there in my book.
Anyway, to me all of New Order's design pales in comparrison to his work on "unkown pleasures" for Joy Division -to me-. In fact as luck would have it I'm wearing the shirt right now.
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| Kassen wrote: | Superior knowledge is realy a strech; I read the article you linked to (which didn't mention "theft" and took it as a interesting way of semi-anonimous handing out.
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Work by NEW ORDER’s sleeve designer is set to appear all over LONDON – and fans can take it home for free.
Around 500 guitar cut outs designed by Peter Saville will be left across the capital to promote the launch of new hand-held game and music consol the Sony PSP, and they can be taken home by those who find them.
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No theft there in my book.
Anyway, to me all of New Order's design pales in comparrison to his work on "unkown pleasures" for Joy Division -to me-. In fact as luck would have it I'm wearing the shirt right now.
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In my first post, and it's there for you to read if you're willing to expose yourself to it: I quoted from "Guitar Buyer," NOT "New Musical Express."
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