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T.U.'s original "blue elephant". |
In 1971, the Lions Club of Copenhagen asked a variety
of politicians, actors, writers and others including T.U.
to make "a blue elephant" for a charity exhibit to benefit
a senior center in Denmark. Though he didn't think he could paint a blue elephant, he had wondered what
the imprint of the ball would look like. The resulting event turned into a bit of a "happening," with people passing by also wanting to get in on the fun. The whole thing was videotaped, which was new technology at that time.
T.U.'s "blue elephant" wound up being a large canvas
with multiple ball prints. The lower-right corner was cut out and filled with a screen that played the videotape, on a loop. Thus the painting contained the making of the painting.
Original Lions Club article
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