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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:42 pm
With hanzz about to appear on SyndieBAM, I thought this news article might be fodder for a WWOQ. (I read about it on
THIS is TRUE but I went to the original source for the link, since Randy doesn't want us to repost his newsletter material.)
First, read
this description of an artwork and see if any component of it jumps out as being a bit "odd".
Robert Rauschenberg - 'Canyon', 1959, oil, housepaint, pencil, paper, fabric, metal, buttons, nails, cardboard, printed paper, photographs, wood, paint tubes, mirror string, pillow & bald eagle on canvas
Yes, Rauschenberg used a real bald eagle in his artwork.
And now, some heirs who inherited this artwork are in a dispute with the IRS over its value. The IRS says it's worth $65 million. The heirs (and their appraisers) say it's worth nothing, because the law prohibits them from ever selling it!
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/arts/ ... wanted=all
Just the stuff for the the question writers to use. Look for it!
Rauschenberg - Canyon - Bald Eagle
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hanzz
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by hanzz » Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:04 pm
That is wickedly wacky. Keep em coming!
In this town, don't we love it now, everbody's waiting for the next surprise!
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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:30 am
BTW, I don't really "get" modern art, so maybe somebody could explain to me what the pillow represents?
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by littlebeast13 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:01 am
MarleysGh0st wrote:BTW, I don't really "get" modern art, so maybe somebody could explain to me what the pillow represents?
It represents whatever you want it to represent....
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by ten96lt » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:06 pm
$65 million?!?!?
I wouldn't even pay $65 for it.
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by Bob Juch » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:01 pm
ten96lt wrote:$65 million?!?!?
I wouldn't even pay $65 for it.
Yeah, my six-year-old could do better.
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by SportsFan68 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:10 pm
littlebeast13 wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:BTW, I don't really "get" modern art, so maybe somebody could explain to me what the pillow represents?
It represents whatever you want it to represent....
lb13
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by littlebeast13 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:11 pm
SportsFan68 wrote:littlebeast13 wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:BTW, I don't really "get" modern art, so maybe somebody could explain to me what the pillow represents?
It represents whatever you want it to represent....
lb13
That is a dreadful avatar. It will not win.
Hmph!!!
Maybe you'd prefer the original....
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by SportsFan68 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:13 pm
Yes, I would. Thank you.
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