Art...
As the name suggests I have decided to tell you some of my actions in the most gorgeous little London. Many of you do not live in London anymore so I will have to explain some things.(Why would you want to NOT live in London?) 
So, you all (hopefully) know the Tate Modern- former power station, on the Thames south bank. Currently an exhibition of the work of a Mr Carsten Höller. It consists of five massive slides, all of which are open for the public to use.
I woke up normal time (about 9ish) and started having breakfast before realising it was a silly idea and putting it back in the fridge. So I finished filling in an application form (I'm trying to get a Christmas job) and put on shoes, etc. Then I doodled off to the Tate with mother and brothers. We went on the slides and it was very fun. There was a lot of queuing but I suppose that doesn't matter.As always with modern art, the question arises: is this art? The slides are very pretty in a metallic and twisty way. The angles they make with their surroundings are very pretty too. But, art should do more than just be pretty, no? I mean, some of the best art is not pretty, just very expressive.
posted by titch @ 11:27 PM
6 Comments:
That is piping...
Well, it depends on whether oyu consider architecture art, which personally I do. While some art is designed to be expressive (with a point, etc.), others can just be pretty (this is true of every form of art, be it painting, sculpture, architecture, writing, music etc.)
However, some of it just isn't art, but I would consider the piping to be art, yes.
Surely if it evokes any emotions, in this case fun, then it can be considered as art?
I miss London, but then Buenos Aires is just as fun!
Then surely just about anything can be art, if can cause emotive feeling? Like paving stones for example? Or maybe even roads? Or, heaven forbid, a toilet?
I'll stick with stuff that takes a bit more thought processing to make than a section of piping, cheers very much.
Those slides look great fun, methinks I'll have a go on them if they're still there in the Christmas holidays.
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