Hi, [...] > If the intent of the artist is to cause offence, why then > should the viewer not take offence? In fact, the viewer who doesn't take > offence in that case is the person who "missed the point" of the work, wouldn't > you think?
I wouldn't, no. Any artist could try to offend me, and perhaps fail. That does not mean that I've missed the point. It just means I live in early 21st century London and have seen several generations of attempts to 'epater le bourgeoisie'. Eventually it becomes tiresome. > malice? Why, in other words, should an artist be exempt from the > criticism "this is offensive" just because he (or she) has declared: "This is > my ART"?? Perhaps we can turn this round, and ask why so many people seem to spend so much time being 'offended' by so many things. There seems to be a widespread belief around that everybody should be immune from 'offense' and protected from things they don't like. "You mustn't do that, some people might find it offensive". Well, f_ck them. -- Cheers, Bob
