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I love modern art (external-content.duckduckgo.com)
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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.

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[-] Egon@hexbear.net 36 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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 ~~removed~~ uhh 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.

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

i just like art nouveau and socialist realism both-sides

[-] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

Just to say I watched that video over lunch and I quite enjoyed it. 4 stars, would recommend.

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

Yeah that guy has a lot of great stuff. I recommend watching the one he has on art heists as well

[-] ashinadash@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

jacob geller

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

I have yet to find a video of his I didn't enjoy

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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