Nothing Appearances Quotes

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Quote #10

Suddenly everyone knew that the heap of meaning was art, and that only an uninitiated ignoramus could say otherwise. Even the art critic from the biggest of the local newspapers backtracked and said that he'd now considered the heap more closely and that it was indeed a work of near genius…He had only seen the work from the front the first time, he wrote. (21.2)

Quick, find one piece of contemporary art and ask yourself if it's really art. Not sure where to start? Check out Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, or Jeff Koons, or watch the Banksy film Exit Through the Gift Shop.