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Church blows 3 million euro on modern art
Catholic Conclave ^
| 13/4/2013
| Chris Gillibrand
Posted on 04/14/2013 8:10:59 AM PDT by Gillibrand
At the Venice Biennale, which from 1 June takes place for the 55th time, for the first time the Vatican will be represented with its own pavilion. The Italian art and culture critic Francesco Colafemmina criticised in a statement the works selected for the artists shown there and the costs of the purchase of the exhibited works.
(Excerpt) Read more at cathcon.blogspot.com ...
TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: art; pimpmyblog; pope; rome; venice
To: Gillibrand
What seems to have caused you to excerpt your own blog?
To: Gillibrand
Good thing there were no blogs in Michelangelo’s day.
(No, I’m not serious.)
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posted on
04/14/2013 8:17:04 AM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Thought Puzzle: Describe Islam without using the phrase "mental disorder" more than four times.)
To: Psycho_Bunny
To: vladimir998
Possibly. I wasn’t going to draw a comparison of the Sistine Chapel to some artwork I’ve never seen.
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posted on
04/14/2013 8:25:42 AM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Thought Puzzle: Describe Islam without using the phrase "mental disorder" more than four times.)
To: Gillibrand
Looks "pukalicious" to me. What garbage!
To me, if I were to judge any work of art, I would approach it from the perspective of digging it up 5,000 years from now. Far enough in the future to effectively eliminate any culture aberrations that might result in calling pure junk "art".
Then, "Does it transcend age and time?", "Does it still strike me as a compelling piece of work?" and "Does it require explanation beyond simple appreciation?"
If it meets one or all of these criteria, it's "art". Anything less should be cremated as not to embarrass our civilization any further than our liberals and their idiocy will in the future.
Exhibit A: "Ruined Play Doh", Artist "Timmy" age 5 
Exhibit B: "Bill Mahers Mother", Artist "Unknown and likely traumatized" age Unknown
Exhibit C: "Bring your own sheets", Artist "Upgrayedd" age 27
Exhibit D: "Morning after frat party", Artist "Pete 'Chugger' Kazinsky" age 20
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posted on
04/14/2013 8:43:17 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Gillibrand
Could be worse.
They didn't pay half a mil for a dog turd.
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posted on
04/14/2013 8:52:33 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
To: Gillibrand
Source material shows pictures of the other pieces purchased for some 800,000 euro.
Pretty useless work, all things considered.
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posted on
04/14/2013 9:16:46 AM PDT
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: Gillibrand
The greatest modern art is film music. Not that there isn’t junk. There always is. Yet many film scores stand alone as first rate masterpieces.
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posted on
04/14/2013 9:23:15 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: onedoug
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posted on
04/14/2013 10:14:48 AM PDT
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: Gillibrand
How did the Vatican miss this one?
From the Museum of Bad Art http://www.museumofbadart.org A Great resource for collectors
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posted on
04/14/2013 10:37:56 AM PDT
by
notted
To: Gillibrand
Seems the Vatican just can't get enough trashey, ulgy modern “art.” Some of the stuff I have seen is downright sacrilegious.
To: Gillibrand
I’m missing something. Why should the church even be purchasing art?
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posted on
04/15/2013 1:37:23 PM PDT
by
MEGoody
(You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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