28. see for example mairesse (2010) and thomson (2002).

29. see grampp (1989: 173-178).

30. nmdc (2003: 5, 7, 9). too much stuff also leads museums to 'lose' artworks.

31. the term 'destruction' in the title of the conference is an eye- catcher, since what is discussed there is destructing copies of artworks.

32. in a lecture at the american association of museums in may 2010, philanthropist and collector eli broad suggested to 'get art out of the basement' (tan, July-august 2010: 13).

33. many others projects were envisaged but did not realize for various reasons, though some reached advanced planning, and choice of architects: salzburg (1989, stalled in 1990 due to lack of funding), Vienna (1994, rejected by a national referendum), east river, new York (1998, fell victim to the effects of september 11), tokyo (2001, project cancelled by the local corporation), rio de Janeiro (2001, blocked by brazilian courts, agreement terminated in 2005), taichung, taiwan (2004, failed for political reasons), guadalajara, mexico (2004, failed in 2008 for financial reasons), kowloon, Hong kong (2005, abandoned since the local government changed the terms of the deal), singapore (2005, no longer active), and Vilnius (dropped in 2011 for Helsinki).

34. but then, by the same token, egyptian art should not be displayed in Paris, london and berlin, and the musée du Quai branly that features art from africa, asia, oceania and the americas has no place in Paris either.

35. see, for instance, clair (2007).

36. bbc news, december 25, 2007 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7160057.stm, accessed 12 october 2012) and TAN, february 2008: 5.

37. it should be noted that some performance artists reject the notion of producing permanent documents of their performances (TAN, January 2011: 68).