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Originally posted by directfiesta
The ambassador was an idiot to take matters " in his own hands" as much as the organizer of the exhibition to displaying a controversial tasteless piece of " art "....
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Sorry but there is nothing wrong with controversial art.
Man if you people could have seen the things I have seen working in museums.
I was part of a Pop Art Exhibit that featyured 3 million dollar Lichtensteins, and Warhols and Basquiat.
In that exhibit was one of the most offending pieces of work I have even (to this date) seen, and you know what, I am GLAD they had it in the exhibit, people need to see things. Art can be shocking especially art that is supposed to have a statement.
The piece I am talking about was a lifesize Jeff Koontz statue, made with real hair, and was a 4 foot tall little boy, and he had a vagina for a mouth, and was dressed in little boy clothese screaming and looking up at you with a vagina for a mouth.
People protested it, but we set it up anyway.
The reviewers came and wrote their ass off, and it was a great exhibit, you didnt HAVr to view it, it was in its own section cut off from the view of others, but EVERYONE came to see that one piece.
I have al;so shown the PissChrist and may other CONTROVERSIAl art inclusing very anti-jesus images and molds of bodies with blood and knives etc, mostly Santerian art etc, but nonetheless what is tasteless to some is art to others.
I have loved art my entire life.
it says more than politicians do thats for sure.
sorry for the ramble, on my way out the house.
art should be seen no matter the content.