I'm soooooo bored by the flying cat. If I'm bored, it ain't art. Why? Because I'm an artworld expert! 'Nuff said. wc
----- Original Message ---- From: caldwell-brobeck <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, June 9, 2012 2:12:42 PM Subject: Re: "Flying cat turns heads at art show" On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Michael Brady <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 8, 2012, at 10:05 PM, caldwell-brobeck wrote: > >> But on what basis can one say it doesn't address art issues? I can >> think off hand of at least one -sort of an ironic poke at the other >> pieces mentionned. > > > Sort of a banal-retentive approach to thinking about or producing artworks? > <g> > > > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady > Ha, I really like that! One of the aspects of this I've been thinking about is the trail from Duchamp's Fountain to Jansen's Orvillecopter, from artistic provocation to kitsch. FWIW, I'm not trying to pin any blame (or credit) on artists, I think it has more to do with the natural normalization processes in the wider society.
