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2007-06-17 Europe

Art?

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Anything, ANYTHING right down to crucifixes drowned in piss or rap music can all be defined as art. As with most of life, it is the matter of quality which remains to be determined.

One of Dave Barry's columns had an illustration showing a man walking his dog through a park where, next to a galvanized trash can, was a pedestal bearing a consecrated galvanized trash can displayed as art. The pedestal was labeled "Art" just as the garbage receptacle was labeled "Trash". Both were identical, save for the plinth. For those in doubt, I cheerfully refer you to DuChamp's ~~Fountain~~ "Urinal"

This article's subject is no different.

Shall we discuss how this "art work" has been SOLD AT OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS? Let's please giggle at how two "performance artists" put this cheap piece of porcelain crap to its intended use, okay?

Art is what you make it. Much like life itself or a sewer, you get out of it what you put into it.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-17 03:04|| 2007-06-17 03:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Oops.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-17 09:49|| 2007-06-17 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice Zen. Took me a while to figure out what the "artistes" were doing.

Posted by ed 2007-06-17 09:55|| 2007-06-17 09:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Quiz : An artist or an ape?

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