Artist claims she will smoke the late Nirvana frontman

DoloresHaze · #1 10-01-2008, 12:35 PM

Australian artist Natascha Stellmach is claiming that she will smoke the ashes of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in a spliff as part of an art exhibition.

this is the only pic of her I could find. she's 38, btw

Kurt Cobain's ashes were stolen from Courtney Love in May. In a statement Stellmach claimed she had "acquired" the ashes, and would smoke them as part of the Set Me Free exhibition at Berlin's Wagner + Partner gallery.

The smoking of the ashes will take place at what is being billed as the "final act" of the exhibition, which climaxes on October 11.
Stellmach is claiming that the act will symobillically "set free" Cobain from the media circus.
The smoking will be one of various acts undertaken by artists as part of the exhibition involving the dead.

Danish artist Marco Evarissti plans to feed death row inmate Gene Hathorn to goldfish as part of the show. (What.The.Fuck.)

The claim of ashes ownership has aroused suspicion among fans, who have posted messages online voicing scepticism that the remains are in fact those of the late singer/guitarist.

Asked how she came to have Cobain's ashes, let alone smoke them, Stellmach told the magazine Artworld: "That's confidential and kind of magic. They came to me. And I am setting him free.”

fuck me fred · #2 10-01-2008, 12:54 PM

First, she's full of shit. Second, bring on The Great Depression Part II. We've had it far too easy and all this schlocky, cheese-ball "art" is one of the results. We could all do with being knocked about a little.

I think working a grueling full time job would be more of a catharsis for these idiots than laminating their abortions, or urinating on Jesus shaped plaster.

OrangeSapphire · #3 10-01-2008, 01:54 PM

What a douche.

How is she setting him free from the media by bringing more attention to him?

If they really were the Cobain ashes Courtney would have had her lawyers all over this shit before the story was even posted here. Courtney would never let someone who wasn't her cash in on the Cobain name.

odessa · #4 10-01-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeSapphire

What a douche.

How is she setting him free from the media by bringing more attention to him?

exactly what i was thinking.

oh, and eeeewwwwww

tina7252 · #5 10-01-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoloresHaze

Australian artist Natascha Stellmach is claiming that she will smoke the ashes of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in a spliff as part of an art exhibition.

this is the only pic of her I could find. she's 38, btw

Kurt Cobain's ashes were stolen from Courtney Love in May. In a statement Stellmach claimed she had "acquired" the ashes, and would smoke them as part of the Set Me Free exhibition at Berlin's Wagner + Partner gallery.

The smoking of the ashes will take place at what is being billed as the "final act" of the exhibition, which climaxes on October 11.
Stellmach is claiming that the act will symobillically "set free" Cobain from the media circus.
The smoking will be one of various acts undertaken by artists as part of the exhibition involving the dead.

Danish artist Marco Evarissti plans to feed death row inmate Gene Hathorn to goldfish as part of the show. (What.The.Fuck.)

The claim of ashes ownership has aroused suspicion among fans, who have posted messages online voicing scepticism that the remains are in fact those of the late singer/guitarist.

Asked how she came to have Cobain's ashes, let alone smoke them, Stellmach told the magazine Artworld: "That's confidential and kind of magic. They came to me. And I am setting him free.”

NOW THATS DEVOTION! lol