Comments on: Plinth for Plinth’s sake

By: r. mutt

r. mutt — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:44:11 +0000

It’s an ironic joke, rrose.

(or am I talking to myself here??)

By: Rrose Sélavy

Rrose Sélavy — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:55:45 +0000

I’m surprised that my brother (mon semblob) r. would ask such a question.

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:56:49 +0000

Maybe this can spark a whole new movement in contemporary art: instead of actually spending all that time doing “art”, artists can just send in the plinths, or the wrappings, or the shipping crates – and save time!
The interesting bit that made ME wonder, though: if Mr. Hensel hadn’t pointed the absence of his sculpture: how long would the plinth have remained on exhibition before any noticed?
After it won an award?

By: winna

winna — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:53:12 +0000

In the picture I think the plinth is more interesting. The sculpture itself looks like something from an art class project.

By: shane h

shane h — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:47:30 +0000

Thanks for the link #1. There I was, about to buy the article for £1. Or perhaps go out and spend it on a whole newspaper.

By: Rrose Sélavy

Rrose Sélavy — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:39:34 +0000

Maybe the plinth was more interesting.

By: JR

JR — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:37:52 +0000

This is an Alan Sokal-Social Text moment, there being two significant differences: (1) the Royal Academy managed to hoax itself; and (2) unlike the marginal academics who edit Social Text, these executive officers of the art world control substantial public resources and claim the authority to manage an extremely important part of human culture.

Of course this is funny. But it is also revolting. These people are frauds. It is no pleasure to conclude that the Philistines are right.

By: bad Jim

bad Jim — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:24:10 +0000

Contemporary art is increasingly problematic. As it deepens, widens and lengthens our perspective, it blurs our judgment. The skills I’ve learned touring museums around the world are counterproductive when I tour the galleries in my home town. When I recognize Corot, zum Beispiel, I’m infallibly wrong. It’s just another local, and he or she has most likely has dozens just like it. (And at this point we’ve got more paintings than walls, so no, we’re not buying tonight.)

Still, we keep looking. Just because we might do something foolish is a poor reason not to keep looking for something really enjoyable.

By: blah

blah — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 23:29:37 +0000

You have to admit, it is a fine plinth.

See picture of plinth and sculpture here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5081744.stm