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Giant dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss museum | World news | guardian.co.uk
A giant inflatable dog turd created by the American artist Paul McCarthy was blown from its moorings at a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a window before landing in the grounds of a children's home.
by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 10:50:07 AM EST
Do you think the children from the children's home will start to worship the giant flying dog turd?

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char
by Melanchthon on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 10:57:55 AM EST
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I emailed you a couple of days ago, did you get it ?

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 11:13:45 AM EST
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I got it today (I've had some troubles with my mailbox) and answered.

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char
by Melanchthon on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 11:32:47 AM EST
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Only a third of them. It has been foretold:
The Bible - Revelations Chapter 8
8:8  The second angel sounded, and something like a great dog-turd was seen in the sky. One third of the sea became sewage,

8:9  and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea defecated abnormally. One third of the ships were covered in poo.

8:10  and of those that saw the great dog-turd, a third had their eyes burnt. One third turned away and towards the LORD. One third fell to their knees, and praised the turd, and worshipped it.
by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 11:18:59 AM EST
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a picture of the dog turd, though not flying.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 03:45:22 PM EST
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Thank you I shall sleep well tonight.

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 03:48:28 PM EST
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Complex shit, batman!, that someone gets paid to put that up outside a fair grounds.

Frolicking hippos?

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 05:07:56 PM EST
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I don't see the problem with addressing it. We all shit. What is so fantastic about it? The deritrus of our human lives is one of the biggest problems on the planet. We need to think about it.

And don't get me started on masturbation.....

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 05:17:18 PM EST
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What is so fantastic about it?  Exactly!

I wish looking at that would help us all, but it just helps us pass the time.

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 05:24:06 PM EST
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When I first saw it, I could hardly believe my eyes - thats why I took the picture. And to think that this is considered art. <shaking head>
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 05:27:28 PM EST
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Fran - then you don't understand what Art is about ;-)

Aesthetics (look it up) is not solely (or even mostly) about beauty. Artists explore. Most of them do not know where they are going - they are just going into a map where a lot of areas are still coloured white, or marked Terra Incognita. If you are an explorer you don't need to know the destination - just a vague theory.

Art is not about decoration! Art is about challenging how we see or feel the world. Art is not meant to make you comfortable. Art challenges what you think and feel about the world around you.

Otherwise it is called Interior Design ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 06:06:24 PM EST
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It's still crap though. :)
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 08:57:00 PM EST
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You know Sven, you are absolutely right, if this is supposed to be art, I am an absolute ignoramus of art. :-)

Art for me is something that touches deeply and uplifts. And also something were I feel, it is more than anything I could ever do. Now the dog poop is not something if feel is uplifing and beyond my own talents.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Aug 13th, 2008 at 01:19:29 AM EST
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Fran - that uplift is one aspect of Art, and one that is historically the result of patronage from the nobility and the church. But there are many other aspects. ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Aug 13th, 2008 at 11:52:48 AM EST
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But if there is ONE thing I have learned - it is that taboos restrict debate. I include all religions in this ;-)

If we are going to solve problems, then  we have to accept a much broader interpretation of what it is to be alive..... :-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 05:34:41 PM EST
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I agree with your comment here, I never been respectful of taboos and they should be challenged. Now if you want to discuss  dog boop with me, even for hours your are welcome, I have no problem discussing that kind of stuff - I just refuse to call it art.
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Aug 13th, 2008 at 01:22:33 AM EST
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Fran, I am not defending this particular piece of 'art'. I am defending the right of artists to make mistakes in exploring the relationship between artwork and audience.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Aug 13th, 2008 at 11:55:54 AM EST
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And don't get me started on masturbation.....

you mean you can't start on your own?

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 10:21:25 PM EST
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Obviously, not OUR someone!

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.
by metavision on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 05:18:12 PM EST
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Looks like someone ate the flying spaghetti monster.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Tue Aug 12th, 2008 at 11:01:32 PM EST
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