"According to his website, Marrow "gifted" the work to the museum, presenting it as a digital print on paper in a custom frame. The gesture, he told the BBC, who first reported the news, was intended to question "how public institutions decide what's worth showing, and what happens when something outside that system appears within it." National Museum Cardiff, one of seven sites operated by Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales), confirmed the unauthorized installation."
"National Museum Cardiff, one of seven sites operated by Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales), confirmed the unauthorized installation. "An item was placed without permission on a gallery wall in National Museum Cardiff," a spokesperson told the Art Newspaper. "We were alerted to this and have removed the item in question." While short-lived, Marrow's unsanctioned addition echoes a lineage of guerrilla artists that challenge institutional standards, raising questions about authorship and access."
On October 29 a conceptual artist installed an AI-generated framed digital print titled Empty Plate in National Museum Cardiff's contemporary art galleries, where it remained for several hours before removal. The image depicts a schoolboy in a Welsh uniform holding a book and a blank plate intended to represent the state of Wales in 2025 and to reference Victorian charity propaganda. The work was presented as a digital print on paper in a custom frame and offered to the museum. The museum confirmed the unauthorized installation and removed the item. The action raises questions about institutional selection, authorship, and access.
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