Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did.

[BidenPresident]

But others view the show as a gimmick that should have been avoided. “The museum has better things to do than to make the case for women artists by beating up on Picasso,” the art historian Robert Storr said. “Being anti-Picasso is so easy — it doesn’t get to any of the underlining structural issues. What’s needed is a critique of institutional sexism, not the targeting of one long-dead artist who’s no longer making art.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/arts/design/hannah-gadsby-picasso-brooklyn-museum-debate.html

 

[BidenPresident]

"The exhibition incorporates clips from “Nanette,” as well as wall text by Gadsby with quips such as, “Art history taught me that, historically, women didn’t have time to think thoughts — they were too busy napping naked alone in a forest.” Next to the etching on paper “Sculptor and Model Looking at Herself, 1933,” the comic writes: “Alternative title: ‘If I angle the mirror to reflect the sun, I can burn your face off. Look at my penis.’”

 

[Saint Guinefort]

I wish that art museums would display more great art like Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light. That's real art. I don't think anyone would find it controversial in any way and there would be no need for these type of critiques.

 

[Tinkerpeach]

I wish that art museums would display more great art like Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light. That's real art. I don't think anyone would find it controversial in any way and there would be no need for these type of critiques.

The left will whine about anything

 

[BidenPresident]

I wish that art museums would display more great art like Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light. That's real art. I don't think anyone would find it controversial in any way and there would be no need for these type of critiques.

Kindaid is schlock for dumb people.

 

[BidenPresident]

The left will whine about anything

Do you even know what the topic of the thread is?

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Kindaid is schlock for dumb people.

No. He's a highly skilled technical painter who serves a very important part in the art market. His ability to capture light rivals that of Van Gogh! He is a true artist.

 

[BidenPresident]

No. He's a highly skilled technical painter who serves a very important part in the art market. His ability to capture light rivals that of Van Gogh! He is a true artist.

Kitch.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Kitch.

No, it's great art. Why do you hate it?

 

[BidenPresident]

No, it's great art. Why do you hate it?

Because it stinks. Sentimental, no content.
Same picture every time. House, chimney, trees.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Because it stinks. Sentimental, no content.
Same picture every time. House, chimney, trees.

But it's still art. Even if. YOU don't like it. I guess everyone can have a different view of what is or isn't art. As one person said: you don't have to like it to appreciate that it is art.

 

[BidenPresident]

But it's still art. Even if. YOU don't like it. I guess everyone can have a different view of what is or isn't art. As one person said: you don't have to like it to appreciate that it is art.

I did not say it is not art. I just said it is sappy and stupid.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

I did not say it is not art. I just said it is sappy and stupid.

I largely feel the same way about Picasso's later work after he drifted over into Cubism. Sure, it's art, but not everyone's cup of tea. Taste in art is pretty subjective.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Margaret Keane is another great artist that isn't displayed in enough art museums. I know she got a bit of a bump after the movie came out a few years back, but you'd be hard pressed to find a Keane retrospective at MOMA, the Louvre, the Prado or any of those other exclusionary art museums. All art deserves to be appreciated.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

But others view the show as a gimmick that should have been avoided. “The museum has better things to do than to make the case for women artists by beating up on Picasso,” the art historian Robert Storr said. “Being anti-Picasso is so easy — it doesn’t get to any of the underlining structural issues. What’s needed is a critique of institutional sexism, not the targeting of one long-dead artist who’s no longer making art.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/arts/design/hannah-gadsby-picasso-brooklyn-museum-debate.html

It is a REAL shame, though, that ANYONE would EVER insult art. If someone doesn't like an artists' work they should just be quiet. There is NO ROLE for iconoclasm in art.

 

[BidenPresident]

I largely feel the same way about Picasso's later work after he drifted over into Cubism. Sure, it's art, but not everyone's cup of tea. Taste in art is pretty subjective.

Think about how we talk about taste. It is the sensation of how our mouth and tongue respond to food or drink. So, spicy food might taste good for one person and be too hot for another person.
We do not put a painting in our mouth, right? But we discriminate between food that is too hot and food that is poorly prepared.

How is that relevant to art and painting? The subjectivity is how you experience it through sensation and thought. But we make judgments about the object which are not merely determined by our sensations.

 

[BidenPresident]

It is a REAL shame, though, that ANYONE would EVER insult art. If someone doesn't like an artists' work they should just be quiet. There is NO ROLE for iconoclasm in art.

Absolutely disagree. It is very good to be critical and make judgements of better and worse. Articulate the standard of evaluation. That is what art is for.

 

[NiftyNiblick]

I wish that art museums would display more great art like Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light. That's real art. I don't think anyone would find it controversial in any way and there would be no need for these type of critiques.

I don't like Kinkade at all, He's obviously very good--I can see that--but liking things is subjective.
I'm not interested into a peek at the artist's soul, either.
It's OK to do that to be sure. I'm just not that much of a people person, perhaps. I don't know.

When it comes to visual art, I like what makes the prettiest decoration.
That's certainly not the only way to appreciate art--I'm not suggesting that it is or should be.
It is, however, my way.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Absolutely disagree. It is very good to be critical and make judgements of better and worse. Articulate the standard of evaluation. That is what art is for.

Isn't that what Gadsby is doing?

 

[BidenPresident]

Isn't that what Gadsby is doing?

Yes. And she is still an idiot.