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\t\tThe unauthorized display of \u201cEmpty Plate\u201d at the National Museum Cardiff\t\t\t<\/p>\n
With regards to incorporating AI, the artist explained to the BBC<\/a> that he believes it is \u201chere to stay,\u201d and that \u201cgatekeep[ing] its capability would be against the beliefs I hold dear about art.\u201d<\/p>\n The BBC reported that hundreds of visitors saw the work until a museum employee who was asked about it struggled to provide an answer. This is only a recent installment in Marrow\u2019s continued interventions in museum galleries involving unauthorized artwork additions that probe \u201chow value is created, perceived, and sold,\u201d with earlier iterations including a spray-painted shoe mounted on a cylinder<\/a> at the Tate in London, and a wall text of an artwork<\/a> that may or may not have been presented at the Bristol Museum.<\/p>\n The museum did not immediately respond to Hyperallergic\u2018s inquiry, but told multiple media outlets that the work was taken down after it was flagged. Marrow confirmed that he hasn\u2019t been contacted by the museum and doesn\u2019t anticipate getting the work back.<\/p>\n While \u201cEmpty Plate\u201d has been gifted to the National Museum Cardiff per Marrow\u2019s statement, he told the institution that he plans to donate one of the original sketches behind the work to a South Wales food bank, saying, \u201cIt may not hold much value, but it feels like the right resting place.\u201d<\/p>\n Hopefully, he\u2019ll give this recipient a heads-up about his gift, though unannounced food donations might be more appreciated in the grand scheme of things.<\/p>\n \t