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Cops Blow Up Artwork At Iowa City Art Festival Mistaking It For Suspicious Package
Has explosion replaced imitation as the highest form of flattery?
The suspicious package that was detonated by an Iowa City Police controlled robot water cannon on Sunday (Iowa City Police Detonate Suspicious Package at Art Festival) has turned out to be a piece of art by local poet and artist Russell Jaffe.
Jaffes uses found objects, especially electronics, to make sculptures. One of his pieces was purchased at the art show, then left in an empty newspaper vending machine. Private security officers saw the piece, called authorities and that led to the destruction of the art by the bomb squad.
http://iowacity.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/suspicious-package-blown-up-by-iowa-city-bomb-squad-during-art-festival-revealed-to-be-piece-of-art
The suspicious package that was detonated by an Iowa City Police controlled robot water cannon on Sunday (Iowa City Police Detonate Suspicious Package at Art Festival) has turned out to be a piece of art by local poet and artist Russell Jaffe.
Jaffes uses found objects, especially electronics, to make sculptures. One of his pieces was purchased at the art show, then left in an empty newspaper vending machine. Private security officers saw the piece, called authorities and that led to the destruction of the art by the bomb squad.
http://iowacity.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/suspicious-package-blown-up-by-iowa-city-bomb-squad-during-art-festival-revealed-to-be-piece-of-art
