The controversial exhibition was canceled because "we've gotten dozens of threatening phone calls that targeted specific staff people with death threats, threats of violence and threats of sexual assaults," says San Francisco Art Institute's president.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi...NVSRME.DTL

OK, are you talking about photographs of it?

Or actuall performance pieces where they are being beatin to death?





either way, ew.

w
t
f
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and they think and say we are the more intelligent creaturs on the planet


FREAKS
all of them on BOTH sides of this

Jesus...

Are you fucking kidding me?.... The museum says this is a "freedom of speech" issue?

Why stop at domestic animals? Let's do babies next. Remember, it's all just art.

Fuck, some people are gross.

This reminds me of a particular batch of photos I've seen online that are probably the sickest, nastiest shit I've ever seen on teh Internutsz

It's not gross! It's beautiful!!!

I'm all about art, but some people truly have nothing to say and have to resort to shock.

I don't quite get that exhibit of the dead humans either. It's interesting, I suppose, but I definitely don't want to see it and wouldn't take my kids, as the commercial suggests I do.

While I can sort of understand what the artist was getting at, it doesn't need to be depicted. Sometimes what is called art isn't. Just because you defecate on the sidewalk and call it art doesn't mean that it is.

superspaceboy said:

I still havn't clicked the link




I wonder what everyone's take on the artist who had the crucifix in a fishbowl filled with human urine.

as an artist, that is something i cannot and will not agree with, on any basis.
it's wrong, and it's that kind of bullshit that gives us a kife reputation.

Imago said:

my prof had brought him up to me one day as a "reference" of sorts
i don't remember his name, but all his work was based on shock
he had a series of photographs of dead prostitutes too - like closeups of their hands and feet... wasn't feeling it at all.

Imago said:

"Piss Christ?" at least it's just stupid & gross, nobody's getting hurt.

There are artists who hurt themselves, too . It's less offensive than animals being hurt, but no less stupid & artistically void.
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NDRU said:

Chris Burden, anyone?

But violent cruelty aside, who's to say something is not art?

I mean, seriously, and I'm being absolutely sincere here, my threads are art to me. I'm like a painter.

Imago said:

If that were really the case every time I punch someone in the face I would be able to use the 'Art Defence".

Imago said:

yeah I have no real problem with Piss Christ. Maybe it's stupid, but it's art and it doesn't hurt anyone (physically).

Imago said:

Oh yes.... you're the Michaelangelo of sperm and

sammij said:

Yes I think "suffering for your art" means looking life in the face, not getting shot in the arm

pardonme4livin said:

NDRU said:

BEST.
ART.
QUOTE.
EVER.

Imago said:

The link merely takes you to an article about what happened.

Imago said:

Sorry Dan, I am one of the folks who will say..That's Not Art! There might be artistry involved, but it doesn't make it art. Something can be beautiful, but it doesn't make it art.

As I've said before Taking Crap on a Sidewalk is not art it's Crap! (And YES I know someone who did this)

superspaceboy said:

I tend to say it's art, just crappy art.

superspaceboy said:

What kind of shit is this?

NDRU said:

Dance said:

"Leave the poor animals alone before I rape you"

FunkMistress said:

I'm sorry but :falloff;

Imago said:

I agree with you on this. Art is anything you do, say or create with the intention of expressing yourself and/or creating a reaction in other people.
This artist has obviously created a reaction in other people. So his "work" is successful as an art piece. It's up to the viewer to decide if it's good or bad art. But it is still art.

That's just my

Sweeny79 said:

bs alert!




So if I poop on a canvas and put that shit, pun intended, on exhibition, it's ART?!?

Pff...
I was recently at a modern art museum and all I can say is... whoa, people consider all kinds of crap art nowadays. You can have a white sheet of paper with one black spot on it, come up with some artsy-fartsy name and voilá, you have a painting. What theee fuck?!?

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