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2008-08-13 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Seafarious 2008-08-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "The wind carried it 200 metres"

Eeeew - the mental images ...

Posted by Mad Eye 2008-08-13 03:48|| 2008-08-13 03:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I was under the impression that artists had to sell art to make a living. Being cool and trendy is fine, but it doesn't pay very well. Who the hell would buy a giant inflatable dog turd?

Posted by Menhadden Uleresh1966 2008-08-13 10:45|| 2008-08-13 10:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Governement subsidies, through the various cultural appendages of local or national public bodies.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-08-13 10:47|| 2008-08-13 10:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Most modern artists live from the State in one way or an another, the actual number of private people who buy their art is very, very limited, and tend to be distributed among a small group of wealthy collectors, IIUC.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-08-13 10:48|| 2008-08-13 10:48|| Front Page Top

#5 The really funny thing to me (and my family) is we often joke about sculptures outside of some nearby places (Providence airport, Boston Museum of Fine Arts) as looking like giant turds.

Art imitates ... parody?

Posted by xbalanke 2008-08-13 13:26|| 2008-08-13 13:26|| Front Page Top

#6 It's art..anything will sell these days..looks as good as taking a dump on the city sidewalk.I'll take the pan handler's money on this one.

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#7 Ain' that the shits....

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-08-13 14:48|| 2008-08-13 14:48|| Front Page Top

#8 It's amazing what kind of crap they call 'art' these days.

Posted by gorb 2008-08-13 15:59|| 2008-08-13 15:59|| Front Page Top

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