Hold onto your seatbelts, Detroit, because this one’s a real beaut.
General Motors just dropped a cool million bucks on a massive, 1970 Harry Bertoia masterpiece—nicknamed “Sunlit Straw”—to hang in the fancy atrium of their brand-new downtown HQ. The only problem? It might be the biggest art heist in Motown history, and the suits at GM are left standing there with paint on their faces.
Here’s the dirty deal:
The Rescue: Found rusting away in the basement of the old Northland Mall, the steel-and-bronze behemoth was sent off for a “meticulous restoration.”
The Shortcut: Former restoration workers claim the owner didn’t bother with delicate cleaning. Instead, they say he slapped a quick coat of cheap spray paint over the rust because it was going to hang 11 floors up anyway. “Like putting a crayon on the Mona Lisa,” one said.
The Cover-Up: GM executives and art experts swallowed the fake patina hook, line, and sinker—hoisting the mangled mobile into the sky without noticing a thing.
The Spin: Now the conservator says it wasn’t spray paint, but a “high-gloss amber lacquer” to “disguise the rust.” Right.
The foundation is tight-lipped, GM is utterly embarrassed, and the million-dollar crown jewel of the new headquarters might actually be worthless scrap metal. Welcome to the No Bull zone.
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