[urbaindk]

This for DRB. He loves the toilet humor:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4587988.stm

"Police said the man had urinated on the same piece at an exhibition in Nimes, southern France, in 1993."

 

[DRB]

Police said the man claimed the hammer attack was a work of performance art that Marcel Duchamp himself would have appreciated.

Performance art rulz...

 

[Tenchiro]

It's the #1 work in the museum.

 

[Ciaran]

dadaists are weird.

 

[DaveW]

Performance art rulz...

So it's ok to wreck an art work that over time thousands can view and enjoy just so that a handful present at the time can enjoy? Fairly selfish outlook isnt it? :mumble:

 

[urbaindk]

So it's ok to wreck an art work that over time thousands can view and enjoy just so that a handful present at the time can enjoy? Fairly selfish outlook isnt it? :mumble:

Hmmm. If I understand the concept of dadaism correctly. Art is just art because the artist says it's art. So if the guy smashes the urinal, the artist (or anyone for that matter) could just get another urinal to replace it and say "it is art" and be done with it - no harm done.

 

[cannondalejunky]

that reminds me...have you guys ever seen pictures of those urinals in amsterdam with the fly engraved on it...they say that it looks so life like and most guys will try to pee on it...and it's located in the perfect spot to have the least amount of splash back

edit: found a picture of one

http://alljoneses.com/images/blog/fly1.jpg

 

[Dartman]

I have to pee now.

 

[DRB]

So it's ok to wreck an art work that over time thousands can view and enjoy just so that a handful present at the time can enjoy? Fairly selfish outlook isnt it? :mumble:

I have a question for you...

shut up.

 

[Zman]

that reminds me...have you guys ever seen pictures of those urinals in amsterdam with the fly engraved on it...they say that it looks so life like and most guys will try to pee on it...and it's located in the perfect spot to have the least amount of splash back

edit: found a picture of one

http://alljoneses.com/images/blog/fly1.jpg

o was just in switzerland and one of the urinals had a unhappy smiley face in the bowl, when you peed on it it became a happy face

 

[DaveW]

I have a question for you...

shut up.

I have an answer for you

Get bent

 

[mobius]

I HATED THIS CRAP! We did it some in art history 2 semesters ago and i just shrugged at it. So dumb....