New Museum Roadkill

Bowery isn't typically on the hunting season set's radar, but CityNoise just posted a shot of a dead deer in front of the New Museum (there's a more graphic angle on Flickr). PETA is not going to like this. We called the museum to get some answers (is the carcass part of some new exhibit? Is it a disgusting prank they weren't aware of?), but so far all they're willing to give up is that it appeared around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday (however, these photos seem to have been taken on Wednesday. Dun Dun Dun!). We'll update when they get back to us with more info. Stay tuned!

UPDATE: It appears that Liz Harris's Grouper is playing at the museum tonight, she has a CD titled Dragging a Dead Deer. Related?

UPDATE II: The New Museum just gave us their statement: "On Sunday, Feb. 8th around 1 p.m., two young men walked up to the front of the museum, and dumped a dead deer onto the sidewalk, and then ran away. New Museum security staff followed and was able to get photos of the two men. A police report was filed and the deer was quickly removed."

UPDATE III: Liz Harris confirms that she had "nothing whatsoever" to do with the deer, and adds, "I am very much an animal lover, more vegan then vegetarian, and would never ever instigate any such action. It would have been pretty hard to orchestrate from Portland, OR, I might add...Just a fucked up coincidence."

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on February 13, 2009 10:51 AM

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theothercannibal

Seems to be in dialogue with this piece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhJ5fMfuFTg

Also, I don't think it was Grouper, unless she/they are affiliated with these folks:

http://www.savesamizdat.com/

aviv

I'm going to have to agree with MrManhattan on this one.

It seems vague as hell where this thing came from, so how on earth can we assume it came with negative motives?

I agree with imadick. This shit's hot.

MrManhattan

I don't understand the outrage, suburban car drivers leave dead humans on our streets all the time and no one makes a peep.

nyrangers

sad. sad. sad. life is precious. all forms.

petes

UHHH..

you know, Grouper.. she's based in Portland.. I know her really well. She just flew into NY yesterday. The deer was left days ago. She's vegan, loves animals and has a general aversion to "publicity."

there's no way she would have organized this or encouraged others to do this sort of thing.

NannyState

So we should expect to see blood smeared on her face from her 'first kill'?

swi

can't help but think of a small show in portland, oregon by nic walker from 2004, in which he simply place a dead deer in the gallery space. (hasn't everyone been hoping for the death of deer art for 5 years now?)

http://wweek.com/story.php?story=4689

firebird

i did it, sorry. It's not garbage day, but the thing was stinking up my apartment.

Future Taliban

Nothing warms an American's heart like a freshly slaughtered doe strewn on a sidewalk.

UNLESS it's a freshly slaughtered 11 year-old Iraqi child strewn on a sidewalk who's been raped first.

gimme

maybe promo for Guillermo "Habacuc" Vargas, he's coming to town

http://gawker.com/380036/dog+starving-artist-just-gets-more-unpopular

dreamtard

Wow. Happy Friday you fucking maniac.

sweetpanties

are you people fucking retarded? it was clearly done by the band or someone who has something to do with them for publicity.

not a big deal.

jesus.

Clarice City

Is this is what happens when the zoo loses funding?

Clarice City

What's the matter? Panties in a wad?

JRod5417

Are you sure your name isn't really sourpanties?

rhodamine

aka done by you? your emotional involvement in this seems rather... extreme, lol...

dreamtard

Well it's not a band, it's a person. Publicity? A real dead deer? That is likely to be seen as a little over the line. I can't believe the New Museum would sign off on that. Cool your jets.

sweetpanties

once again, another idiot. "UPDATE: It appears there is a band playing at the museum tonight with a CD titled Dragging a Dead Deer. Related?"

IT'S A BAND

DIE.

jaycjay

Just because a Gothamist post calls it a band doesn't mean it's a band. "Grouper" is a solo act.

dr zippy

No anger management problems here!

dreamtard

I am even more excited for grouper after this. Wow. That's crazy, who does that...probably PETA

NannyState

Who killed Bambi?

rhodamine

does this remind anyone else of the KLF/dead sheep?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KLF

Polite New Yorker

Using a dead dear as an art installation is a waste of food.

thefacts

Ten years ago the New Museum had a window display and art installation: How to Burn the Flag", complete with US flag, lighter fluid, and matches. Cute, right?

Not until a right-wing extremist and ex-Marine I knew walked to the corner of Broadway, picked up a garbage can and threw it threw their window.

The next day the window was replaced and the 'art' installation back. So, the next day, my acquaintance again walks to the corner, gets a garbage can and again throws it through their window.

Next day, there was a new window but no more "How to Burn the Flag" installation.

It's called Art Education 101.

Rocknrope

Yeah! How aggro! Love it or leave it! Coors Light!

yg

sooo... they destory private property to protect the values that the american flag represents, like the the right of private property!

That makes sense!