- Abode of Chaos
The Abode of Chaos is a building located in
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or , a small town in the vicinity ofLyon ,France .It is a living sum of more than 2,500 artworks [ [http://www.e-flux.com/displayshow.php?file=message_1130435115.txt The neighbor from Hell] ] , performed by many different artists andThierry Ehrmann , CEO ofGroupe Serveur . [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060913/od_afp/afplifestylefranceart_060913201355 Shrine to 'chaos' wins right to stay in French village] ] [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1740543.htm Man fined for damaging his home for art] ]The artwork is based around the transformation of Ehrmann's 17th century home into a replica war zone, at contrast with the peaceful village in which it is located [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/world/europe/19france.html?ex=1310961600&en=7ee751cf50667a28&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all "It's His House. But Village Traditionalists ask: is it Art?" NYT ] ] . The Abode of Chaos has been the subject of an on-going law suit from the local mayor's office [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/15/france.chaos.ap/index.html France's abysmal Abode of Chaos] ] . Ehrmann has been ordered to pay a fine for unauthorised construction under
town planning laws but has not been ordered to restore his home to its original condition. The case is set to continue in the Court of Cassation, France's highest court. The legal fight revives theBrancusi law case in the 1920s. [ [http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/other/12/17/17artabode.html "Apocalyptic art gallery angers French town"] ] [cite news|title=Terrorising the French countryside|work=Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax|date=2006-12-18|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/abode-of-chaos-sparks-outrage/2006/12/18/1166290452044.html|accessdate =2006-12-18 ]References
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