tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post2297213618898160303..comments2024-03-18T15:08:44.116+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: ”Art for art’s sake, money for god’s sake…”JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-73580184970668623932012-04-23T05:34:06.780+01:002012-04-23T05:34:06.780+01:00Many commenters suggested the pile of ashes should...<em>Many commenters suggested the pile of ashes should be entered for the Turner Prize!</em><br /><br />It may well be worth more as a pile of ashes than it was before!dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-40110299836754608712012-04-22T07:58:06.989+01:002012-04-22T07:58:06.989+01:00"I'd be delighted if the Museum of Contem...<i>"I'd be delighted if the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney followed Séverine's example."</i> <br /><br />Unless the Guggenheim's changed radically since I was last there (about 15/16 years ago) they can torch that too...<br /><br /><i>"Meh, he could have at least picked something ugly and not one of the rare pictures that actually look nice enough to hang in a living room."</i> <br /><br />With modern art, you'd think he'd be spoiled for choice.<br /><br /><i>"isn't this incident in itself 'ART'?"</i> <br /><br />Many commenters suggested the pile of ashes should be entered for the Turner Prize!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48833511085741338722012-04-22T06:06:52.017+01:002012-04-22T06:06:52.017+01:00I don't know much about art BUT I know what I ...I don't know much about art BUT I know what I like!<br /><br />isn't this incident in itself 'ART'? A raw, physical piece of human interaction, screaming, visceral and encapsulating the urban frustrations of anywhere and everywhere.<br /><br /><br />(with help from Pseuds Corner)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-6712928329821408192012-04-21T21:12:12.951+01:002012-04-21T21:12:12.951+01:00"Seeing my work go up in flames was extremely...<i>"Seeing my work go up in flames was extremely painful and I am in mourning. But in some way it did not belong to me any more."</i><br /><br />Ah, the anguished artiste speaks.<br /><br />I googled her, and at first glance her stuff seemed not bad. Then I noticed it was all (or nearly all) "Polaroïd manipulé", which is a bit like unmade beds and pickled sharks really.<br /><br />So the burning thereof is no great loss to humanity's store of art I wouldn't have thought.<br /><br />And yes, a "deprived part of Naples" is not really the best place to locate an avant garde gallery. I'm sure the locals had more important issues to deal with.nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36243593377467726282012-04-21T20:13:03.512+01:002012-04-21T20:13:03.512+01:00@dfordoom
I paid a visit to the MCA when I lived ...@dfordoom<br /><br />I paid a visit to the MCA when I lived in Sydney. An incredibly underwhelming experience IIRR. That was a few years back now but a quick browse of their website reveals not a lot has changed.<br /><br />Go google folks. Taxpayers' money at work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-8235074597935227532012-04-21T18:29:38.282+01:002012-04-21T18:29:38.282+01:00Meh, he could have at least picked something ugly...Meh, he could have at least picked something ugly and not one of the rare pictures that actually look nice enough to hang in a living room.<br /><br />Hexe, whose favorite work of art is by Joseph Beuys and used to hang in the hallway of a friend. It's a cheese, sealed under glass, merrily rotting away. It's the only modern artwork I know of that actually conveys meaning and is interesting to look at repeatedly. :-DHexe Froschbeinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-11655662375749012062012-04-21T16:47:52.756+01:002012-04-21T16:47:52.756+01:00That would make a good picture anon.
Animal manThat would make a good picture anon.<br /><br />Animal manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48993711769331597062012-04-21T15:17:34.068+01:002012-04-21T15:17:34.068+01:00Plod burning their own at the stake could earn the...Plod burning their own at the stake could earn them public sympathy. Well, eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-857632645298871252012-04-21T14:38:21.414+01:002012-04-21T14:38:21.414+01:00I'd be delighted if the Museum of Contemporary...I'd be delighted if the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney followed Séverine's example. I'd love to see some of the angry hideous "art" there go up in flames.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com