Hi Maurice? This is Christopher Ambrose...

Hi Maurice? This is Christopher Ambrose. Mr. Giovanonne's… attorney. We’d prefer not to make a legal matter out of this; hopefully we can clear everything up before it goes that far.... No, no. It's not a threat at all. I... I just want to explain where we are coming from. Luther feels that the title is integral to the piece, as much as any of the physical components are, and to remove or change the title would... alter it in such a way that it would no longer be the piece that he created, that you're trying to sell, or that Mr. Kilmer has expressed an interest in buying... I understand your concern. It is, admittedly a strange title... Sure. Right. But it is the title the artist gave the work. I'm sure you understand the significance of that. Luther has spent seven months developing this piece. It's intensely personal to him. And he wants to make sure that when it leaves his studio, it leaves intact. And he cannot Imagine that an artist such as Mr. Kilmer wouldn't understand that... Yes. Right, right. Well, I think it's clear that Luther has chosen not to explain the title... Yes. Well, that is his right. I agree. Sure, that might make it easier to sell the title to Mr. Kilmer, but that's simply not where we are. So we're going to have to work with- I'm sorry? Well, I'm not the artist, I wouldn't want to presume.. to know what his intent was in naming the piece. (CHRIS looks at LUTHER. LUTHER nods.) Great. Great. Let me just say this first. I am not the artist, so any explanation of the title will only be my interpretation. I am, however, very familiar with the artist's work, so hopefully my take on the title will satisfy Mr. Kilmer's curiosity. So. Maurice... Think of it this way. Ah. It's like in the movies, you know. Summer blockbusters. Action movies, right? They're very exciting. But it's a movie, you know? After the movie is over, someone has to clean up the rubble. After the explosions and the robots and the computer graphics, and the city gets destroyed. After all that happens, and the lights come up, and the credits roll, and everybody leaves, what if somebody had to clean up that city? And identify the dead? And build a new society? I mean, nobody wants to see that movie. It's not exciting. The explosions are exciting. But they only last half a second, you know? The cleanup takes years. That's what the title is about. That's what the piece is. It's a shrine to the people who do the cleaning up when the cameras aren't rolling. (pause) Yeah. Exactly. Okay? Oh... good. Well, I'm glad you think so. I will. Yeah, I'll get it from Luther. I'll tell him. Uh-huh. Sure. We will. In that case, maybe we should get to work. What? Um, that one I don't have an answer to. Nope, just the one, as far as I know... Maybe. I think you'll have to take it up with Luther. (Laughs) Good luck with that. Yeah. Take care. Nice to talk to you too.

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