> The definition of "art" becomes "anything produced
> by an Approved Artist," nothing less or more.
Grayson Perry did some very interesting lectures here in the UK where he explained why a urinal in a toilet is a urinal, place it in a gallery as part of a show and it's art.
It's great that the most common question asked of big time artists is "WTF is art anyway?" and they all try to answer it. It's super cool. Anyway Grayson said that all the proper art like portraits and landscapes have been done a million times and are still being made today. It's only the weird shit that gets in the newspapers, and that's because it's weird, or someone paid a gazillion pounds for something bonkers.
Grayson ended up saying that it's an interesting question. There is no answer. He doesn't think about it much.
It's great that the most common question asked of big time artists is "WTF is art anyway?" and they all try to answer it. It's super cool. Anyway Grayson said that all the proper art like portraits and landscapes have been done a million times and are still being made today. It's only the weird shit that gets in the newspapers, and that's because it's weird, or someone paid a gazillion pounds for something bonkers.
Grayson ended up saying that it's an interesting question. There is no answer. He doesn't think about it much.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c37b1b6a-3017-11e3-9eec-00144feab7...