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# All that was there was
Gilbert and George which I didnt pay to see and a load of free exhibits....

Although even trying to be open minded.... it was still bollocks.
I see better stuff on this board day in day out.
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:18, archived)
# I fucking hate those pretentious little shitbag bastards
Gilbert and George.
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:19, archived)
# This
When i went there was a bit of paper that they had spilt their dinner on being shown?!
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:31, archived)
# i find some conceptual stuff enthralling
i have no art education to speak of
but some of it blows me away
i like anish kapoor and anthony gormley especially

but yes, a lot of it is utter wank
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:20, archived)
# To be honest...
I would have respect for art that takes talent to produce.... but most of the stuff I saw was utter quim dribble......hence why they need to add the lengthy descriptions to justify it.


I don't particularly like the old masters paintings, but can appreciate the skill and time to produce them...... same can't be said for the shit in the tate modern.
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:23, archived)
# it's not always about skill though
sometimes it's about proccess and ideas

you could paint a lovely water colour of someone's face
but why? when you can just take a photo?

some art isn't about the final piece, but more the journey itself
oh, and some of it is pretentious toss....
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:26, archived)
# i quite like the guy who did 'shed, boat, shed'
the other year, but mainly because i like the concept and the fact that he sailed it all the way down the danube.
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:28, archived)
# if, in fact, he did
there are some that doubt it
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:30, archived)
# Anybody remember who made
the machine that replicated the digestion process by turning food into shit and
sold the shit in jars?
I quite liked the idea of that piece.
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:34, archived)
# yeah
Belgian.
Ah - found it.
www.cloaca.be/machines.htm
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:44, archived)
# Thank you!
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:54, archived)
# it depends how you look at it
modern art developed as a reaction to traditional painting being superceded by photography and motion pictures. and abstract sculpture as a rejection of traditional constraints. some of the people producing that quim dribble have amazing draughtsman skills, but they choose to express themselves in a different way

often they will fail to connect with their audience, but when it works, it's great
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:29, archived)
# U R GAI LOL

edit: I REALLY like Rachael Whiteread's stuff
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:31, archived)
# some of her stuff is cool
but i just wish she'd do something less the same
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 15:38, archived)
# the new anthony gormley thing
opens in london next week, at the hayward - it's going to be awesome!
(, Tue 8 May 2007, 16:17, archived)