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I was responding primarily to this: > what I see is a lack of intellectual curiosity It seems ungenerous to say someone is intellectually uncurious because th

by inimino 10y ago

I was responding primarily to this: > what I see is a lack of intellectual curiosity It seems ungenerous to say someone is intellectually uncurious because they don't express that curiosity by possessing stuff. > also, i failed to see a bank statement or a pile of cash or stacks of gold bullion, so this all feels editorialised anyway Yes, I didn't see a credit card anywhere. A notable omission, among others.

justifier 10y ago
But to say a collection is 'all I possess' and then expect your audience to come to your work with the knowledge that we all possess intangibles beyond the scope of the things the artist is saying are the only things the artist possesses muddles the piece Perhaps some abstract objects could have been standins for abstract concepts: this apple represents the love of knowledge I possess; but in their finitude we'd still have the editorialised issue It is a stated art installation which to me begs to be discussed and so I was discussing what thoughts the installation caused me to have through exposure My opinions apply to this curated list of items stead some ad hominem of the artist The items and their aesthetic homogeneity suggests to me a lack of intellectual curiosity but the artist may yet possess more than what is being displayed in this installation