I went to the Louvre in December, and there are signs on the way in that show you the quickest way to get to the Mona LisaFor people who are there just to see that one painting. It's sad, really.
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zoldergoose,
Fri 19 Mar 2010, 0:19,
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I wonder what people would really think of it if they hadn't been told how good it was.
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4Q just lurking,
Fri 19 Mar 2010, 0:21,
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IndeedI counted four paintings in the same room as it that I preferred. And nobody was looking at any of them.
( zoldergoose,
Fri 19 Mar 2010, 0:23,
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I went to the Hopper exhibition a few years ago,and I was really annoyed to see all the people just stopping for a cursory glance at each picture and then moving on.
What's the point in that? It's like trainspotting for aspirational twonks.
(What's the point in that? It's like trainspotting for aspirational twonks.
4Q just lurking,
Fri 19 Mar 2010, 0:27,
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