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Adele Elgood

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Most of us are aware of the art exhibit some years ago which consisted of an unmade bed. And of course there have been, over the years, various modern artworks. Now in 2011 the Turner Prize was held in the Baltic Centre in Newcastle instead of the Tate in London. I remember seeing some of the coming exhibits on the local news programme and one of these was a pile of paper leaves in the middle of the floor. Now I have always wondered if, as the public went around, someone leant over and blew hard on these leaves, and they scattered everywhere, would the exhibit cease to be authentic?
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Alan Green

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Surely, as a means of self-expression, despite it being self-indulgent, it would become even more authentic.

Adele Elgood

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Not being obtuse - but then supposing an over-zealous cleaner came and swept them up and threw them away, would that become even more authentic. Because then there would be no exhibit!
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Alan Green

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No, I reckon there has to be an exhibit for it to be authentic; I can't get my head round an exhibit that isn't there.
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Bit like John Cages 4 minutes 33 seconds - a piece of music in three movements in which the instruments remain silent. I thought it was a great piece the first time I didn't hear it. I'd like to not hear it again. So why not go to see a pile of paper leaves which isn't there - I think I'd rather go and not see that than go to see some of the nonsense offered in the name of art that you can see - if you know what I mean - or don't know what I mean - and if you do know what I mean - or don't know what I mean - please explain or don't explain - as the case may be - I think I'm getting confused - or not - must be cornflakes time.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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There was an exhibit in a German museum - I forget of what, and it hardly matters - which was cleaned up and largely thrown away by a punctilious cleaner, thinking it was rubbish. It may well have been rubbish, of course - but the artist was miffed. I think dead flies came into it somewhere. Which is an "ugh!" from me..... I don't pretend to understand these outré genres, to offer a bit of yer actual French: either those of us who decry them are going to look horribly out of touch and philistine in decades to come (we should worry: most of us won't be here) or their creators/perpetrators are going to be seen as meretricious at best and fraudulent at worst. Probably worth adding the caveat, just for my posthumous reputation, that of all artworks produced, only a few are going to be seen as really remarkable in 100 years time, assuming there's anyone left alive to appreciate them - it would be easy to overlook it among the dross. http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk
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Yes, stop there, you can't kid me about the Emperor - I saw through it straight away.

Adele Elgood

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Well guys and gal - thanks for these wonderful comments. Glad to know I'm not too nuts! I do worry about this type of thing - not sure why. Lots of this type of dross fill my head. Perhaps I should get a life! Or paint some more. Actually the Emperor had a wonderful set of new clothes - am I the only one who could see it? Not sure Michael, if you were as confused as this before I came on the Forum but it was Alan Bickley's idea that I put my comments here - so blame him!!
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Michael Edwards

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Alan - I might have known ! lol

John Kay

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One of our Brit-Art geniuses has something to add to this thread: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/19/arts.highereducation1 And here's a picture of it: John

Adele Elgood

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Loved the article John. Well at least Hirst has a sense of humour!

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A couple of years ago we went down to London to see the family and I persuaded my son to accompany me to the Tate Modern - first time for me. Anyway we were going around and I was pointing out lots of exhibits I couldn't understand, which were most of them and he said "Mum I thought you were really keen to come" and I said "Well Jonathan, I just wanted to confirm it was a terrible as I had thought". Can't remember if I saw an urinal though - perhaps it is a new installation.
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