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So like how was he supposed to open the boxes if not by cutting the tape? Or were the boxes intended to never be opened?

strictnein 10y ago
Cut the sides, peel off the tape? Or maybe he used a box cutter with a long blade? Either way, it's not his fault
- pavel_lishin 10y ago
  > Either way, it's not his fault I don't know about that. If you take a job transporting art, it's your job to understand what you're transporting. And at no point are you supposed to open boxes like that, anyway, no matter what you're transporting - when I unloaded the truck at a department store, they drilled into us that that's a very good way to slice through a rack of t-shirts or pants or whatnot.
  - rabboRubble 10y ago
    If the tape on the boxes was not meant to be cut open under any circumstance, and the tape was not a part of the art itself, doesn't the blame fall upon the person who put the tape on in the first place?
    - pavel_lishin 10y ago
      You can cut tape from a packed box without jamming the blade into the box and its contents.
      - rabboRubble 10y ago
        I didn't read it that way. The issue was with the handling of the boxes and not the contents. The box itself was the artwork in addition to the contents. Slicing the tape sliced the box and the box was insured for EUR25k. "cuts through the tape that seals all the boxes. Each box a artwork, insured for 25.000€ - sliced."
        pavel_lishin 10y ago
        > The box itself was the artwork in addition to the contents. That's not how I read it (emphasis mine): > One of those haulers venturing into art, transported a artwork by a Chinese artists (do not know the name), basically very long paperrolls with Chinese letters on them to be hung from a halls ceiling
        rabboRubble 10y ago
        I love this! I initially assumed your understanding was what s/he meant too but the wording in the last sentence caused me to think the boxes were also art. We are having the exact problem described in the article. Is the bench a bench or an art? Is the gigantic crossword puzzle a puzzle to be completed, or a work that should never be written on? Is the box a box, or an art? Regardless of the answer, tape never should be used or cut carelessly :-)
        pavel_lishin 10y ago
        I want to print out this thread, put it in a frame, and tack it onto a museum wall. (Hello, museum visitor. You are now part of this art exhibit. Please refrain from touching yourself.)

strictnein 10y ago

Cut the sides, peel off the tape? Or maybe he used a box cutter with a long blade? Either way, it's not his fault

pavel_lishin 10y ago
> Either way, it's not his fault I don't know about that. If you take a job transporting art, it's your job to understand what you're transporting. And at no point are you supposed to open boxes like that, anyway, no matter what you're transporting - when I unloaded the truck at a department store, they drilled into us that that's a very good way to slice through a rack of t-shirts or pants or whatnot.
- rabboRubble 10y ago
  If the tape on the boxes was not meant to be cut open under any circumstance, and the tape was not a part of the art itself, doesn't the blame fall upon the person who put the tape on in the first place?
  - pavel_lishin 10y ago
    You can cut tape from a packed box without jamming the blade into the box and its contents.
    - rabboRubble 10y ago
      I didn't read it that way. The issue was with the handling of the boxes and not the contents. The box itself was the artwork in addition to the contents. Slicing the tape sliced the box and the box was insured for EUR25k. "cuts through the tape that seals all the boxes. Each box a artwork, insured for 25.000€ - sliced."
      - pavel_lishin 10y ago
        > The box itself was the artwork in addition to the contents. That's not how I read it (emphasis mine): > One of those haulers venturing into art, transported a artwork by a Chinese artists (do not know the name), basically very long paperrolls with Chinese letters on them to be hung from a halls ceiling
        rabboRubble 10y ago
        I love this! I initially assumed your understanding was what s/he meant too but the wording in the last sentence caused me to think the boxes were also art. We are having the exact problem described in the article. Is the bench a bench or an art? Is the gigantic crossword puzzle a puzzle to be completed, or a work that should never be written on? Is the box a box, or an art? Regardless of the answer, tape never should be used or cut carelessly :-)
        pavel_lishin 10y ago
        I want to print out this thread, put it in a frame, and tack it onto a museum wall. (Hello, museum visitor. You are now part of this art exhibit. Please refrain from touching yourself.)