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Artwork chaos in Switzerland

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Posted by Wayne Rhodus on August 11, 2008 at 4:39 PM
This is off topic from our normal nature photography topics but I thought I'd share this with you because it actually made me laugh ... something I haven't been doing too much of lately.

Check out this story ...

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/od_afp/switzerlandoffbeatart

I need to switch creative mediums. :biggrin:
Posted by Dominic Rossetti on August 11, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Sounds like Paul McCarthy has too much time on his hands.
Posted by TIMERNST on August 11, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Sounds like too many folks in the world are idiots - a giant turd is art? And most "art" museums still don't consider photography art - neither does the first lady of Arkansas - she wants to promote art in Arkansas, but won't allow photography - perhaps she needs a big turd floating around above LR...
Posted by Bruce Lauderdale on August 11, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Hmmm, I figured I'd be all alone in questioning whether flying fecal matter qualified as art. It's good to know I'm with like minded folks. Personally I found the story about the bride who forgot to cancel the restraining order on her groom much funnier.
Posted by Tim Buchanan on August 12, 2008 at 7:58 AM
Ah - you've got to love conceptual art. I remember listening to David Sedaris describing his experiences in the conceptual art world (an audio CD, but I can't remember which one). It was funny, interesting, and thought provoking, but mostly funny. Art covers a pretty broad spectrum in my view, and kudos to those who make the attempt.