Blue Sky Gallery Destroys Robert Frank Photographs in “Destruction Dance”

Portland, Oregon, USA. 26 FEB, 2018. The photographer Robert Frank's work from his groundbreaking book "The Americans" hangs defaced at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Oregon, USA. The work was destroyed in a “Destruction Dance” performance defacing the photographs with ink and mutilation with scissors, knives and even ice skates at the end of it’s run. The destruction was Frank's protest regarding today's greed in the global art market.

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Portland, Oregon, USA. 26 FEB, 2018. The photographer Robert Frank's work from his groundbreaking book "The Americans" hangs defaced at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Oregon, USA. The work was destroyed in a “Destruction Dance” performance defacing the photographs with ink and mutilation with scissors, knives and even ice skates at the end of it’s run. The destruction was Frank's protest regarding today's greed in the global art market.