Just to play Devil's Advocate....
Why is the art pretentious?

Surely if it is grounded in art history, has philosophical weight behind it and causes discussion or even better, actually tells us something about our existence, then why is it pretentious?

Highbrow, definitely. A few charlatans, of course. But intellectually demanding? Undoubtedly.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 6 May 2008, 14:27, Reply)