Apache helicopter stunt destroys £5,000 artwork at Bloomsbury fair
A STUNT involving a helicopter to launch the Bloomsbury Art Fair backfired when the force of its propellers smashed an expensive artwork.
The Apache helicopter landed in the square of Goodenough College in Mecklenburgh Square on Wednesday but the gusts it created sent a £5,000 glass sculpture crashing to the ground.
Adam Baker, a spokesman for the citizen journalism website Blottr, said: “The helicopter tried to land and the force of the propellers blew apart a really big glass cube piece abstract art.
“It was smashed into bits.”
The Parachute Regiment Charity was appearing at the show with works by 40 major artists including Banksy and Damien Hirst.
The Bloomsbury Art Fair, which will raise money for people with spinal injuries, runs until tomorrow (Saturday).
Published: 15 July 2011
by JOSH LOEB