Ministry Blog

“Has Art advanced to the point where the only meaningful questions left are the ridiculous ones?”

“I don’t think I can walk that far, but perhaps I can run.”

“Jag orkar nog inte gå så långt, men jag kanske kan springa.”

“Thank God I’m an atheist.”

“Tack Gode Gud att jag är ateist”

One of the most famous conceptual art piece in the world is perhaps Duchamps readymade sculpture in porcelain named “Fountain” from 1917. The picture of the piece is widely spread over the world and did of course create a havoc at the time. And it still does, when people still exclaim “that can’t be art!”. The band Neurobash has made a homage to the old art piece, perhaps unconsciously. See for yourself and judge from the result.

(original piece, from 1917 - missing. Photo by Alfred Stieglitz)

(Duchamps own replica, from 1964)

Sometimes I wonder about Art Theory, is it a science or merely a working hypothesis? (And really, if any of that applies, what’s the difference?). Perhaps it’s like jumping over buses, brave but ultimately pointless.

“It’s an advantage to know the truth when you are about to tell a lie.”

“You must not think with tomatoes in your mouth.”

“He understands that the dark is nice. The light is too hot. But when he has been in the dark long enough it is possble to be in the light.”

“oj, vilket gult ljus… Titta på barnet, hon är alldeles lila. Hon ser ju ut som en morot!”

“Wow, that’s a really yellow light. Look at the kid, she’s all purple. She looks like a carrot.”