http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:05:16 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/27/125812.php#comment-82141 it DOES appear to be a trend 82141@blogcritics.org Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:05:16 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/27/125812.php#comment-82140 Maybe this was all staged, as it says, "to demonstrate the 'finite existence' of art," in order to show just that and also get some publicity. Irony always gets me interested. 82140@blogcritics.org Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:01:18 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/27/125812.php#comment-82100 it should have been videotaped as performance art 82100@blogcritics.org Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:19:36 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/27/125812.php#comment-82098 <i>The bag filled with discarded paper and cardboard was part of a work by Gustav Metzger, said to demonstrate the "finite existence" of art.</i> And what better way of demonstrating "finite existence" than by getting thrown away? Seems like the janitorial staff was just fulfilling the artist's conception. 82098@blogcritics.org Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:12:01 EDT