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Emin's unmade bed and the pickled sheep were both impactful, memorable works of art. They were successful. I mean, just that you referenced them off the top of
by Fricken 10y ago
Emin's unmade bed and the pickled sheep were both impactful, memorable works of art. They were successful. I mean, just that you referenced them off the top of your head and I know what you're on about is proof of that.
- gaius 10y agoThey were memorable only for the media coverage of the controversy that other people's money was spent on them. This is lottery money, not taxpayer's, but that finite pot of money has plenty of other, legitimate, causes it could be funding.
- Fricken 10y agoI've been to the first world. I noticed while there that they spend the majority of their time and effort in pursuit of activities that hardly be classified as basic needs. I've noticed that beyond basic needs, what can be classified as a 'legitimate cause' gets pretty subjective pretty fast. There is even the curious phenomenon of the 'starving artist', a class of individuals who willingly compromise basic necessities in pursuit of things at the highest order of Maslow's heirarchy of needs. Though few of them are actually starving, really it just means they can't afford luxury goods commonly found amongst even the lower classes.