99% of Modern Art and Poetry is crap

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03-03-2010, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Well if you explain what is great about your examples then that will answer your question

Why are Rothko, Breton, Bacon and Picasso not crap? Well apart from the fact that they have given me great enjoyment, I think it's only fair we give more recent works of art the benefit of the doubt and let them stand the test of time. Maybe I would expand on this, but I don't think I am obliged to explain myself when you have remained intentionally vague.

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