::scr Re: doesn't have the morlocks

[Simon Kinahan]

> > Hmmm ... Is it not also possible that Tracy Emin's work really has
> > no value, and those who pretend to believe it does are just
> > pretentious twits ? It is, of course, possible that I just don't
> > have the way of seeing required to appreciate it, but it is hard to
> > see what value there is in moving your unmade bed into an art
> > gallery.
>
> The unmade bed thing was definitely dodgy, but the "Everyone I've ever
> slept with" tent was fantastic. I get the really strong feeling that
> the unmade bed was her taking the piss when she was asked to do an
> installation.

I can see that. Actually I saw the tent and it was quite good, so I'll
retract the "everything" concerning Tracy Emin.

> > This view is not confined to techies either - plenty of "arty
> > people" seem to agree. I can see what's going on with all the
> > others, but I don't finnd Hirst's shark to be exactly beautiful.
>
> I'm not a fan of Hirst at all, but I wouldn't make the claim that what
> he does isn't art.

"What is art ?" is a bit hard ... I definitely wouldn't claim Hirst's work
is not art, but I wouldn't claim anything is definitely not art.

Simon