European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 08, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. January 8. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 kick Gibson wanted to Squash a rat Tor Art Ith this of vat. But his 55-Pound Block was Stolti. Vancouver artist and his Art suffer but fhe Raf s of Vancouver. British Columbia m l an Arlisle called off his plan to Squash a rat Between two canvases saturday when the 55 Pound Concrete Block that he intended to use was missing Norv onlookers chased him from the scene. Rick Gibson of Vancouver told about 300 people who had gathered for his stun that someone he believed animal rights activists had stolen his Concrete Block after he loaded it onto a truck at his Home earlier sat urday. He said he had taken sniffy the rat Back to the pet store where he had bought him and had no plans to try to re slag the event. Sniffy probably will he eaten by a Snake the Rea son he was kept at the store Gibson said Gibson then suggested that the crowd in front of the Vancouver Public Library Dis Perse. Some onlookers then rushed toward him and chased him to a nearby hotel. Where did the Bastard go one woman cried. At the hotel Gibson could be heard telling another woman let me about a do in police then dispersed the crowd. Animal rights activists earlier tried to have the event declared illegal. Hut the society for the prevention of cruelly to animals had said there nothing illegal about kill ing sniff., provided he died a Hunt. And less death before the event. Gibson had Saul Stiitz s remains would create a thought provoking Gibson created a stir in London in i is7 when he made earrings out of two dehydrated human fetuses As part of a sculpture lie and a gallery owner were fined for v locations of pub Lic decency. Whittling away at history Lur some the chunks spell Cash fur a pliers to for souvenirs Tut la itch r the to in Pettrle arc tearing Down lit Berlin All bit a hit. In sonic places the Bull s in Dan hit of coll.ipsi1. Cost ice main workers tune erect a Fence a Alurdas to keep pickers away from a dangerous Section near the Brandenburg Gale. In another spot saturday. West it Linit Thomas Kleinle below is taking a Jack to the postwar Symbol of Kast Vesi i i Sion. Hope to sell the his Lorie pieces
