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Re: Art? (was Re: LEGO as Art)
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Thu, 30 Sep 1999 10:35:40 GMT
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John Neal wrote in message <37F305FB.3B2896F5@uswest.net>...
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> I got into a big debate in RTL a while back regarding the piece of "art"
> entitled "LEGODEATH" and what constituted Art and I'm not particularily
> interested in starting another, but I will say that I *seriously* question • the
> use of LEGO as the medium for Libera's work. It's a toy for God's sake; • what
> does it have (seriously) to do with the Holocaust? And if it doesn't have
> anything to do with it, then why in hell use it?! What next? Minifig • porn? To
> me, He *trivializes* the Holocaust. If you want to be impacted by the
> Holocaust, go to Yad Vashem in Tel Aviv or at the least see Steven • Spielberg's
> brilliant Shindler's List. They will make you more than think; they will • make
> you cry. All Libera did was shock me into wondering what kind of an idiot • would
> construct such an exhibit.
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> -John
I don't know whether anyone can truly say what is and isn't "art", but I
strongly agree with the idea that Lego was the wrong medium for this
exhibit. It's all fine and well to try and give the Holocaust certain
connotations due to the use of Lego, but it's going to work the other way as
well, and (as was pointed out in the article) had real repercussions for TLG
who have worked so hard to maintain a certain image of their toy.
Frankly, it offended me because it was such an injustice to the image that
the toy has for me. With even an ounce of sensitivity OR common sense this
artist could have stuck to conveying his "message" effectively with the more
generic types of toy.
Can any artist simply be excused from the consequences of creating his/her
"art" simply because it's "art"? Is "art" really a license to be
irresponsible?
Paul
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| (...) hello, y'all ~ i just posted to RTL yesterday my belief that LEGO is ART... and then i see this thread. i have been an artist my entire life, starting private classes at 12, figure drawing at 16, began working professionally at 19, and now on (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I got into a big debate in RTL a while back regarding the piece of "art" entitled "LEGODEATH" and what constituted Art and I'm not particularily interested in starting another, but I will say that I *seriously* question the use of LEGO as the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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