I saw an exhibit once in the MOMA where a guy had pulled FedEx boxes out of the trash and tapped them together. They valued it at $12,000. I have also been in exhibits where it was nothing but white canvas. I always laugh out loud and make a smart-alec crack loud enough for others to hear.
Took my young daughters to the Guggenheim in NYC some years ago, and we came across an Agnes Martin exhibit while there. Her work is considered "minimalist" and "abstract expressionist."
The entire exhibit was comprised of lines and grids on canvas. Sometimes the lines are colored. My tween daughters' attitude was "that's it?!?"
"Agnes Martin" has since become a synonym and inside joke in our house for something ridiculously simple, or lacking weight or substance, when something more is expected or needed.
I do thank Agnes Martin for giving me that particular bond with my children. The power of art???!
At the end of the underwater welding class we were told we could use up our bottom time welding anything we wanted. There was a lot of metal debris down there, including steel cans, so I welded them all together and took my creation up with me. They weren’t as impressed as I was because they thought I was trying to create art. I was just cleaning up my work area.