An Inclusive Litany
7/12/99
Perhaps responding to decade-old criticism from a New York Times
art critic that his work was too derivative, German neo-expressionist
artist Anton Henning created his new Composition with Meatballs,
Gherkins, Beetroot, Potatoes, Watermelon, Lemon Juice, Riesling, and
Large Brownie, which features brown, egg-like shapes within an
off-white border. On display at Frankfurt's Museum of Modern Art, the
work was "painted" entirely with the artist's own excrement, then
coated in resin to eliminate odor problems. The title refers to the
meal he ate before beginning the work. It's been done.