I went round the Tate modern with a Frenchman who I vaguely knew who was visiting London.
He was a lofty 32 year old stereotype of man.
Some of the stuff he said about the art made me want to saw my ears off.
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Jeru War and Piss,
Wed 28 May 2008, 0:00,
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ugh
french people are so hung up on their god damn beautiful language that they think it makes them experts on the subject.
(of beauty that is)
(also this may be MASSIVELY sweeping over-generalisation...)
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quibble,
Wed 28 May 2008, 0:16,
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He wasn't caught up in the beauty of the language, it's just that he was the type of person who used lots of words but said little.
I may not be Brian Sewell, but I have done enough art to know what looks good and what doesn't.
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Jeru War and Piss,
Wed 28 May 2008, 0:19,
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