Summary
Like many members of the uncultured, Cheez-It-consuming public, I am not good at grasping modern art. I'm the type of person who will stand in front of a certified modern masterpiece painting that looks, to the layperson, like a big black square and quietly think: "Maybe the actual painting is on the other side." I especially have a problem with modernistic sculptures, the kind where you, the layperson, cannot be sure whether you're looking at a work of art or a crashed alien spacecraft. My definition of a good sculpture is "a sculpture that looks at least vaguely like something." I'm talking about a sculpture like Michelangelo's "David." You look at that, and there is no doubt about what the artist's message is. It is: "Here's a naked man the size of an oil derrick."
I bring this topic up because of an interesting incident that occurred recently in Miami. When people ask me, "Dave, why do you choose voluntarily to live in Miami?" I answer, "Because interesting incidents are always occurring here." For example, just recently (digression alert) federal agents here arrested two men on charges of attempting to illegally sell weapons.See the full content of this document
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Hey, Your Public Art Is Showing
"Big deal!" you are saying. "Federal agents in many cities regularly arrest people for illegally selling weapons!"
Right. But these were nuclear weapons. I swear I am not mak...See the full content of this document
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