Pretentious bollocksPossibly the worst event I ever went to was an evening of turntablists in London. The lights went down, the first guy put a cymbal onto a turntable, dropped the needle on it and left it making screeching noises for ten minutes.
When the lights came up, half the audience had snuck out.
What's the most pretentious rubbish you've ever been to see in the name of art?
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chthonic, Wed 28 Sep 2005, 14:19)
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This post contains Manchester art-gallery type bollocksWent to Manchester with my then-boyfriend. He dragged me to an art gallery. Me, trying to impress, pretended to enjoy this type of crap. I enjoyed the touchy-feely part of the gallery but then we got to the real stand-around-with-your-hand-on-your-chin-staring-at-nothing-and-nodding type stuff.
The room was dark apart from a number of pictures being projected onto boards which were arranged in a circle type thing. There were already some studenty-looking-type-people in the circle looking at the boards in wonderment. Me and the bf stand around trying to look interested. Everyone was quiet until I piped up and said "this is absolute bollocks" and grabbed my bf's hand and walked out. We stood outside the door and seconds after we'd walked out, the studenty type people walked out and said to me "yes, it is bollocks". Brilliant.
(never apologise for anything - it signifies weakness)
(, Tue 4 Oct 2005, 11:42, Reply)
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