Judge speaks artist Wim Delvoye free after discussion about the sale of artwork: « Facts are not proven » (Ghent)
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Artist Wim Delvoye was acquitted on Monday by the court in Ghent for abuse of trust. Delvoye had to come to court after a discussion about the sale of a work, but the judge does not consider the facts proven.
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The trial in the Ghent court revolved around the artwork Chapel that Wim Delvoye made in 2007. The work received a lot of attention and ended up in a Swiss gallery, among other things. The boss of an Indian multinational dropped his eye on it. He wanted to buy it and asked the gallerist if that is possible.
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The Indian Party lawyer claimed that after an agreement on the sale he had deposited 650,000 euros, but never saw the work. Chapel Some time later was sold by Delvoye itself to the Cotton Natie, for 400,000 euros. Abuse of trust, the Indian buyer thought.
The discussion revolved around Chapel, a work of art by Delvoye. – © If
The public prosecutor thought there were emails that proven that Delvoye had consciously went wrong and progressed a fine and prison sentence, but the artist denied. His lawyers explained that the artist never had to sell the sale to the Indian company. « He has never seen that agreement and has never had a euro for that work. »
The judge spoke Delvoye free on Monday.
