J.D. Salinger said, “It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to.” Do you have this assumption when there is an artwork you don’t understand (maybe in this gallery)?

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J.D. Salinger said, “It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to.” Do you have this assumption when there is an artwork you don’t understand (maybe in this gallery)?

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SamuelGNoble:

I think modern art is sometimes too easily passed over as hard to understand, and people simple assume it is good or bad art. I think, however, upon closer inspection, meaning can be found.