"Adding Insult to Art" cont.

Please enjoy Earl Grey's blog link from yesterday, fact, fiction, nevertheless. In spirit of re-writing, "Aliz-Bronz" style, the exchange between James McNeil Whistler and Fredric Leighton may go something like this:

Flaming June: “My dear White Girl, you've been left in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Who could have done such a thing?”

White Girl: “Oh, my dear, (whispering) ... worry not ... go to sleep.”

(see 28 & 29 at the end of the list)

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Adding Insult to Art

Lists are in ample supply this time of year. Colleges thrive on them -- best buy, best colleges, ultimate lists. You name it, there's a list (and, probably, an app) for that.

Artists, art historians, and curators make lists too (as we've discussed elsewhere on the blog).

A friend sent another link to me of the "Top 30" artist on artist insults, in terms of harsh-ness. See here. Yes, they're funny, sarcastic, and acerbic. But they're also insightful, pointed, and (in some cases) deeply revealing of the chronic divides between modern and avant-garde. Check it out and let me know what you think. . .