Showing posts with label in search of the vernacular. Show all posts
Showing posts with label in search of the vernacular. Show all posts

Sunday, August 17, 2008

In Search Of The Vernacular - An Art Fair For The Masses






Because there's no reason I cannot compare animal watching at a county fair to art watching at one of the countless art fairs. Please note the cute pig is called Prince Charming. Not sure you can bestow the same nickname on a Terence Koh piece, can you?

In Search Of The Vernacular - Performance Art






Because there's no reason a mixed bunch of NY hipsters and socialites watching motorcycles leaving tire imprints on the floor of the Park Avenue Armory is art, but a bunch of hillbillies watching a Demolition Derby at a local county fair isn't.

In Search Of The Vernacular - Sculpture





Because there's no reason only the well-off or the well-educated should dominate that art thing.