When I go to an art museum, I want to see the craziest shit they can throw at me. I like looking at the old paintings and seeing the layers of paint and admiring the talent that went into it, but throw something titled Red #2 or Untitled and shit is about to get real. I want to have to figure out if there is actually art there or not. I want to look at the goddamn wall and think it’s art and have the curator tell me that it’s just a wall. I want the curator to tell me a dick joke and then tell me it’s part of an art exhibit. I want to eat pasta and look at paintings of absolutely nothing.
There’s a lot of very valid criticism of the modern high art market, which is mainly a way to launder money or evade taxes, but a lot of people on here ought to investigate their own views and consider why they have the same view of art as facists. The CIA did fund the Iowa writers workshop and other modern movements, but if your critique is something akin to “It’s
removeduhh reprehensible and stupid. All of it. No I don’t need a deeper analysis to explain why Rothko is bad, it just is.” Then you really need to stop and reconsider why you think that.Who’s afraid of modern art: Vandalism, video games and facism is a great video essay on the subject.
i just like art nouveau and socialist realism
Just to say I watched that video over lunch and I quite enjoyed it. 4 stars, would recommend.
Yeah that guy has a lot of great stuff. I recommend watching the one he has on art heists as well
jacob geller
I have yet to find a video of his I didn’t enjoy
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How so? I don’t pay anything for YouTube and I can see it no problem. There’s also a mirror link posted by the bot that does that.
Did your eyes skip over the part were I pointed out that there were valid criticisms and mentioned some myself?
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Ah okay, my bad, I thought you meant it as a counter argument rather than just further information. I apologise.
Yeah all good, that video was a nice watch too
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: