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[winjim]

LOL

"We would like to remind you that the branch has CCTV," it said.

In case there's a stick up.

 

[Ian H]

It's the carnival season. There's one going on outside. Photos from a friend who feels obliged to watch it. The big floats have yet to arrive.

 

[Ian H]

https://www.hedsite.co.uk/everything-dont-need-know-devon-carnivals/

 

[Ian H]

 

[AuroraSaab]

Vienna not the UK, but still .... €1.8 million for the kind of thing your kids made in Year 3.


View: https://twitter.com/Culture_Crit/status/1718932851461087311

Is that a nob and a snowman? Could actually become a tourist attraction because it's so horrible, in the way those trees where people leave grotty handkerchiefs are.

 

[AndyRM]

I quite like it... Based on the plinth and what looks like an electricity supply I'd guess it's a temporary structure meaning it'll be away soon and people can go off to w*nk themselves blind over the Schönbrunn.

 

[Deleted member 49]

Happy Halloween 😁

View: https://twitter.com/VideosIrish/status/1719065661861724251?t=XKPfRjMPNUzGsUuC-o9jSA&s=19

 

[AuroraSaab]

At €1.8 million I'd be a bit surprised if it was temporary. Art is subjective, but lots of modern sculptors/artists could have made something much nicer.

 

[AndyRM]

I meant temporary as to where it is. I think the idea is that it doesn't use a water main/source so I'm guessing that electrical set up powers a pump for water which stays within it, so it can be shipped off to/around modern art galleries and not offend the classical sensibilities of the locals.

 

[winjim]

I hate those monetised trad accounts. I'm also not sure I envy the job of a city planner in a place like Vienna.

 

[AuroraSaab]

I meant temporary as to where it is. I think the idea is that it doesn't use a water main/source so I'm guessing that electrical set up powers a pump for water which stays within it, so it can be shipped off to/around modern art galleries and not offend the classical sensibilities of the locals.

Oh I see what you mean. That's actually a nice idea. Still a bit of an eyesore imo. Wouldn't be surprised if it developed a cult following like other art.

 

[Mr Celine]

Oh I see what you mean. That's actually a nice idea. Still a bit of an eyesore imo. Wouldn't be surprised if it developed a cult following like other art.

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They should put that on the roof of the St James Centre to replace this.

 

[matticus]

Oh I see what you mean. That's actually a nice idea. Still a bit of an eyesore imo. Wouldn't be surprised if it developed a cult following like other art.

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Yes, I can well imagine that developing a "cult" following!

(BTW I quite like the Vienna thing.)

 

[AuroraSaab]

I think it's horrible but if it is a touring exhibit and it rocked up in my little town I'd be straight out to see it just like everybody else. Which means it's a success on one level at least, I suppose.
Meanwhile, in Italy, here's one we made earlier. Sculpted out of a single block of marble.

 

[Deleted member 121]

Oh I see what you mean. That's actually a nice idea. Still a bit of an eyesore imo. Wouldn't be surprised if it developed a cult following like other art.

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Crikey. Looks more like an advertisement for better personal hygiene!