The Emperor's New Grocery Receipt

Jun 25, 2009 10:23

Good grief. I know many talented artists who actually produce decent work which deserves to be exhibited.

But instead, Monochrome Till Receipt (White), by Ceal Floyer, is one of the gallery's latest acquisitions going on display in a new exhibition.

Floyer describes the work as a modern still life where objects are imagined but not shown. This ( Read more... )

rant, grinds my gears, arse

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robot_mel June 25 2009, 10:15:38 UTC
What Utter Bullshit!!!

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ellebabe June 25 2009, 10:26:22 UTC
No, dude, srsly.......smoke a fatty boom batty and go to one of those big Sainsburys or Asdas - I guarantee you will be in there for at least 1 hour and come out with chocolate nesquick and bread to make toast. ;P

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robot_mel June 25 2009, 10:37:10 UTC
hehe, I meant the "art", not the advantages of shopping with the munchies! :)

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crikey mal3ficent June 25 2009, 10:42:13 UTC
I'm doing it wrong!

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Re: crikey ellebabe June 25 2009, 15:39:55 UTC
It does beggar belief. The Tate Modern sometimes has some stunning stuff - like The Sun that they had a few years ago, and the huge leather flower thing before that. But plenty of it is wanky shit.

Would you really want to be surrounded by the black poloneck wearing types who applaud everytime you lit a fart?

I am sure that would grate (or maybe burn) after a while.... :P

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Re: crikey mal3ficent June 25 2009, 21:58:09 UTC
i think 'contemporary modern art' is only going to get worse in terms of wanky shit.

I'm sure if I was surrounded by black poloneck-wearing types they'd only hang around for at least fifteen minutes before they moved on to someone else.

=]

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origamitiger June 25 2009, 10:45:55 UTC
Or you just come shopping with me when I am doing a dinner party.

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ellebabe June 25 2009, 15:41:28 UTC
That too. ;P

And I could do that with the munchies.... :D

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temoignange June 25 2009, 10:56:15 UTC
what a load of wank seriously its this bad in NZ I can list thousands od grants that go to wankers, my ex got a 6000 dollar one for a video of me creaming butter and sugar!!!!!!!!!! I was making lunch, the cockrag.

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ellebabe June 25 2009, 15:42:24 UTC
It is wank!

$6k for you to 'cream butter & sugar', eh?

High class adult entertainer? :P

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digitalangel June 25 2009, 12:01:47 UTC
Christ! It's not Art!

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