Great argument against National Endowment for the Arts
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ylexot
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Exactly. Art needs to go back to the way it used to be. Art should be produced out of the passion of the artist, the commissioning by private sources, or a combination of both. The government needs to get out of the art business. However, I do support government museums for educating the public about established works of art.Tonio said:
SamSpade
Well-Known Member
Reminds me of a "News of the Weird" story from the 90's, where an artist shoved different colors of kinds of paint up his azz and expelled them onto the canvas. At his exhibit, each piece was accompanied by a video demonstrating the creation of displayed item. Thus he was able to asert as he'd publicly stated previously "I can make better art with my azz" than some of his contemporaries.
I'm fully able to accept modern art as weird - I saw one piece at the Hirsschorn years ago that was nothing more than a cataloging of pieces of "stuff" found in the cushions of the couch, including human tissue and bits of stale crackers.
But this sounds like you dare not leave a half-eaten sandwich around at a show or someone will give it a blue ribbon.
I'm fully able to accept modern art as weird - I saw one piece at the Hirsschorn years ago that was nothing more than a cataloging of pieces of "stuff" found in the cushions of the couch, including human tissue and bits of stale crackers.
But this sounds like you dare not leave a half-eaten sandwich around at a show or someone will give it a blue ribbon.
Llwynog
Thats Welsh for fox.
If someone were to use urinals or other everyday objects to creat a statue of a person, for example, I could see it as art. But an ordinary urinal is a urinal not art.
This one is over the top.
Hang Fung Gold Technology Group has come up with a bathroom that is a tough act to follow: a solid gold bathroom, complete with toilet, situated in Tsimshatsui. This bathroom has achieved two entries for the company in the Guinness Book of Records, as at a stroke it has produced both the world's most expensive bathroom and its most expensive toilet. At a total cost of more than HK$600 million (US$77 million), these 24-carat gold amenities are the last word in fantasy. Everything from toilet to mirror frame is gold, including the taps, the sink and the toilet-tissue holder. As a final touch the ceiling is encrusted with rubies, emeralds, pearls and sapphires.
This one is over the top.
Hang Fung Gold Technology Group has come up with a bathroom that is a tough act to follow: a solid gold bathroom, complete with toilet, situated in Tsimshatsui. This bathroom has achieved two entries for the company in the Guinness Book of Records, as at a stroke it has produced both the world's most expensive bathroom and its most expensive toilet. At a total cost of more than HK$600 million (US$77 million), these 24-carat gold amenities are the last word in fantasy. Everything from toilet to mirror frame is gold, including the taps, the sink and the toilet-tissue holder. As a final touch the ceiling is encrusted with rubies, emeralds, pearls and sapphires.
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Llwynog
Thats Welsh for fox.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Whats wrong with this, I've eaten a few foxes in my day!!Llwynog said:
ylexot said:
Dem Brits are a riot, eh?