The LAM Museum in the Netherlands, dedicated to culinary art, located a work of art consisting of two empty, hand-painted beer cans by French artist Alexandre Lavet in a trash can after being discarded by an elevator technician which I didn’t know was part of an international exhibition at the art gallery.
The work of art was thrown away by an elevator technician who mistook it for abandoned trash and is now back on display at this art gallery, located in the city of Lisse, in the province of South Holland and home to the mythical garden park of Keukenhof tulips, the museum itself explained.
The work All the good times we spent together (All the good times we had togetherin English) “initially appears to be nothing more than two empty beer cans, but upon closer inspection you can see that these dented cans were meticulously hand-painted with acrylics, painstakingly replicating every detail,” the museum explains. .
This art gallery displays its collection of international art on walls and pedestals, but also in “unconventional” places, as happened with these Lavet cans located inside the museum’s glass elevator shaft, as if they had been forgotten by construction workers.
It was the conservator, Elisah van den Bergh, who realized that the cans were missing and began a search, until she found the work of art in a garbage bag, ready to be thrown away, but “miraculously”, both were “intact” and They have already been cleaned. They are now temporarily displayed in a “place of honor” at the entrance to the museum, on a traditional pedestal.
For Lavet, LAM notes, cans symbolize “treasured memories of moments shared with dear friends because, although evenings enjoying drinks may seem trivial, they ultimately represent valuable moments of connection.”
Sietske van Zanten, director of the museum, recalled that the theme of the LAM collection is “food and consumption,” and the art displayed in its rooms “encourages visitors to see everyday objects from a new perspective.” and, by displaying the works in unexpected places, the aim is to amplify the experience and keep visitors alert.
The director stressed that the museum “does not hold a grudge” against the elevator technician who discarded the work of art because “he was only doing his job in good faith” and what happened, in some way, is “a testimony to the effectiveness of the art of Alexandre Lavet”, he assured.
The work currently has “its moment of prominence” and the museum will study where to exhibit it in the future. “We always like to surprise our visitors,” says Van Zanten.
With information from EFE.
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