tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7380768669868471080..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: "Art" Like A Slap In The FaceRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-82810742107066052462010-04-18T10:03:36.835-04:002010-04-18T10:03:36.835-04:00Yeah, heaven forbid they support the arts by, gee,...Yeah, heaven forbid they support the arts by, gee, I dunno, <i>buying the library a big stack of art books....</i>Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-3198284920555091022010-04-11T12:17:08.209-04:002010-04-11T12:17:08.209-04:00Um, the linked article says...
"Privately fu...Um, the linked article says...<br /><br />"<b>Privately funded</b> by local arts advocates Ann and Chris Stack and the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation, Shelton’s work consists of two separate sculptures..."<br /><br />So, ugly, yes, wasteful, not so much.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595960360013731640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36710185101138682512009-05-08T11:01:00.000-04:002009-05-08T11:01:00.000-04:00Follow the money. That such an excercise in castin...Follow the money. That such an excercise in casting bronze could cost $750,000 amazes me.Mikeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57545621238778766452009-05-06T12:33:00.000-04:002009-05-06T12:33:00.000-04:00Two things-
You know about the fourth plinth, rig...Two things-<br /><br />You know about the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square#Fourth_plinth" REL="nofollow">fourth plinth</A>, right?<br /><br />And, the whole public art world explained in a <A HREF="http://www.reason.com/news/show/29213.html" REL="nofollow">four page comic</A>.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-49108114049805013632009-05-05T00:57:00.000-04:002009-05-05T00:57:00.000-04:00The emperor's new art...
"What's this, the scaffo...The emperor's new art...<br /><br />"What's this, the scaffolding?"<br /><br />"Sir, it's the art."<br /><br />"The art? It's awful."<br /><br />"Oh, what a sense of humor you have."<br /><br />"Uh. Yeah."<br /><br />"You see how this piece leaps past post-modernism entirely, of course, to redefine the meaning of aesthetic conceptualism in relation to man and society."<br /><br />"Um... yes, of course. Is that why it looks like scrapyard junk?"<br /><br />"Scrapyard junk? Surely it doesn't look like that to a refined eye like yours!<br /><br />"Well, of course you're right. I see what you mean..."<br /><br />"I'm so glad you approve of it. Since the committee has already signed the check. Thank you for your support of the arts, sir."<br /><br />"Of course. I know good art when I see it."Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21597215670949664282009-05-05T00:15:00.000-04:002009-05-05T00:15:00.000-04:00mts1,
My first thought on seeing the Library Abor...mts1,<br /><br />My first thought on seeing the Library Abortion or ManBirdThing or whatever they're calling it was "<I>At least that Picasso in Chicago looks cool...</I>" Srsly.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-83264399374582541402009-05-04T23:46:00.000-04:002009-05-04T23:46:00.000-04:00I get it! Even tho' the radio broadcast tower on ...I get it! Even tho' the radio broadcast tower on the left has melted and the satellite dish on the right has sagged, there are still books in between! Triumph of old-tech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-9183968003112291372009-05-04T22:46:00.000-04:002009-05-04T22:46:00.000-04:00This gives Indy the bragging rights of being somew...This gives Indy the bragging rights of being somewhat cultured now. Cultured meaning throwing away good money to someone's bad acid trip, then acting like it's the cat's meow that they did so, and that such a deranged (oops, creative) artist deigned to decorate their humble city.<br /><br />Chicagoans adopted the Picasso because they got the world renowned Spaniard to throw something into their dank, bare plaza, and NYC didn't. That's all. They don't know what it is if you asked them, that's why it's still just "da Picasso" (it's a woman), but they got it and LA and NYC didn't, and you don't mess with Chicago's art insecurity issues. Not only do they have that hunk of corten steel, they have a stone Miro and an aluminum bean, so thumb in your eye, other cities! Sheesh.mts1http://mts1.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6214392129372698022009-05-04T17:39:00.000-04:002009-05-04T17:39:00.000-04:00You'd think they could find a couple of decent Gar...You'd think they could find a couple of decent Gargoyles instead of that hunk of scrap iron heh?<br /><br />I have quite a collection of Gargoyles. I like them almost as much as guns. I'm sure I could sell them a couple of nice ones for about 20% of what that pile of junk cost them.<br /><br />Looks like your library folk are going all hopey-changey on you.<br /><br />JoeAssrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093506505019819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20420879341483417212009-05-04T10:53:00.000-04:002009-05-04T10:53:00.000-04:00Tam wins again. :)Tam wins again. :)Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6128491260752433052009-05-04T08:15:00.000-04:002009-05-04T08:15:00.000-04:00Somebody left some construction debris out front. ...Somebody left some construction debris out front. When's the sculpture going in?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54542466959453302672009-05-04T00:20:00.000-04:002009-05-04T00:20:00.000-04:00I, uh ... I don't get it. Why couldn't they just p...I, uh ... I don't get it. Why couldn't they just put up some of the Otterness sculptures from a couple years ago? Everybody loved those.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36527140580429452552009-05-03T23:41:00.000-04:002009-05-03T23:41:00.000-04:00Art? I think ten year olds could design better ar...Art? I think ten year olds could design better art than some of these folks. This reminds me of 3 pipe cleaners. For something like this, the gov't should have told the artists: Show us what you have, we will let the people vote on it, the winner gets to put up his/her piece of art. But were not going to do anything more than pay for transporting it from your studio to our city.<br /> You would likely get a lot of amateurs who would try they're hand, and likely get something decent. Sorry, but if I can't tell what it is supposed to be, it isn't anything but a heap of scrap.Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21712610207211479872009-05-03T23:04:00.000-04:002009-05-03T23:04:00.000-04:00Hmmm. A hair clog and a huge donut.
Some years ag...Hmmm. A hair clog and a huge donut.<br /><br />Some years ago the debate over art raged in Dodge City over the display of <A HREF="http://www.local4all.com/pics/zs6/67801dodge_city005ks.html" REL="nofollow">El Capitan's</A> remaining "wedding tackle." He is a steer, after all.Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873138122305060834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-62442416388948244312009-05-03T22:02:00.000-04:002009-05-03T22:02:00.000-04:00I have a piece of performance art for them; I call...I have a piece of performance art for them; I call it "1997 Aerostar, wiht rust, and three hubcaps". It's performance because I'll drive it down there, and get back the last few actual books, and take them to a safe place for storage and browsing. <br /><br />Good lord almighty. I've seen prettier gobs of lung butter on the sidewalk.ognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-59470005413386615702009-05-03T21:41:00.000-04:002009-05-03T21:41:00.000-04:00The Art world perfectly encapsulates the left's wo...The Art world perfectly encapsulates the left's worldview: small, closed, lacking measurable standards. What's important is to know The Right People, which is done by supporting the small, closed group's code.<br /><br />No wonder the entire art community hates the business world. Except for the grant dollars, of course. Olet non pecunia, and all that ...Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-16971043300273435252009-05-03T21:32:00.000-04:002009-05-03T21:32:00.000-04:00Look, I don't know art, but that sure as hell ain'...Look, I don't know art, but <I>that</I> sure as <I>hell</I> ain't art.<br /><br />And even if it is, it doesn't belong there.<br /><br />The artist might as well have heaved a couple of truckloads of manure at the building for all he's accomplished.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71960333511053135972009-05-03T21:22:00.000-04:002009-05-03T21:22:00.000-04:00You mean that oil derrick triangular thing on one ...You mean that oil derrick triangular thing on one side and the round shield looking thing on the other?<br /><br />I know it was taxpayer money, I just hope it was yours and not NEA money from everyone :-SKurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.com