tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post644824615610621744..comments2024-01-22T04:45:58.881+02:00Comments on Simply Jews: Defacing a Rothko, pissing in a Duchamp, etc.GideonSworthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672633294843881noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-25064704852900812002012-10-11T22:10:17.502+02:002012-10-11T22:10:17.502+02:00Guilty as charged, Brian!
At least I fessed up n...Guilty as charged, Brian! <br /><br />At least I fessed up not to understand Rothko, but I shall fight for my stance on Duchamp's urinal, at least ;-)<br /><br />As for that vandal - who knows. Vodka could have been a motivator in this case...SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-48644513940959806392012-10-11T17:30:37.746+02:002012-10-11T17:30:37.746+02:00Snoopy, you can be so gross on occasions, and sobe...Snoopy, you can be so gross on occasions, and sober too! Actually, I'm with Shaun on this one. after all, the guy made some comment about Duchamp putting a moustache on the Mona Lisa, but he didn't do it on the real one: a proper artist knows better. <br /><br /><br />Is it possible that the vandal is a poor artist and knows it? And took it out on a much better one?Brian Goldfarbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-8709099720968020912012-10-11T16:19:30.236+02:002012-10-11T16:19:30.236+02:00I don't know about Rothko, frankly I can say t...I don't know about Rothko, frankly I can say that I don't grok his art.<br /><br />But the urinal does have a hypnotic effect on me, in one sense at least - desire to pee in it ;-)SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-57707520732106633422012-10-11T13:55:27.824+02:002012-10-11T13:55:27.824+02:00I see it as an act of vandalism pure and simple. S...I see it as an act of vandalism pure and simple. Seen these works many times and they always have an effect on me. I find them rather hypnotic in a very pleasant senseShaun Downeyhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Shaun-Downey/536793401noreply@blogger.com