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tblog@thesupernicety.com
http://www.protestbadart.com
Protesting the bad art on parade.
BOSTON, MA – September 6, 2006 — A local citizen, only identified here as T, has made it his mission to protest the public art event known as CowParade Boston. As many citizens and tourists have noticed, there have been over 150 life-size, fiberglass cows placed in public and private locations around the city of Boston since June. These fiberglass cows were decorated by acclaimed and amateur artists. Later this month, there will be a gala where these fiberglass cows will be auctioned off with a substantial portion of the proceeds going to charity.
T does not have a problem with events that benefit charity. He only wants to draw attention to the artistic mission of CowParade Boston to make art that is, quite literally, accessible to everyone. While good in theory, T believes that the cows do not challenge the public’s sense of artistic taste. Further, they represent a movement in art where the social benefit, i.e. the charity of choice, is reduced to the fine print of an advertising campaign that encourages tourism and profit for businesses. Many cows are decorated by the logos and the motif of private corporations such as local sports teams, the local transit authority, and a local hotel. This final product is then passed off as true art, an act which T believes can have dangerous repercussions for future generations.
In order to further his mission, T molded and painted clay in the shape of cow manure with the phrase “Protest Bad Art.” He then laid these clay cowpies underneath random fiberglass cows in hope that citizens and tourists think about the important questions: what is true art and should the CowParade Boston be represented as such when in fact it is just passing?
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