[cormullion]

These days, 'art' is an almost meaningless term, since it has to include this:

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/creed-work-no-233-p78388

[quarterto]

Art is anything that someone somewhere could claim is not art.

[polarix]

Is anything that anyone claims as art.

[brianwillis]

The work’s irreverent message appears discreet due to its small size and almost apologetic lower-case lettering; the blank expanse of the rest of the page, however, gives the words disproportionate weight and presence. This simultaneously self-effacing and assertive quality is typical of Creed’s work.

I don't know where to begin. If I didn't know any better I'd think this was a parody.

[GuiA]

I was in the same boat as you; reading this shed some light:

http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14y6fj/el...

[ezequiel-garzon]

You had me at "fu". Bookmarked!

And, on a more serious note, pretty depressing.

[barking]

Being depressed by this is a bit like being depressed by pop because you think only classical music is music. He's not stopping anyone from doing better art. I wouldn't be into his art particularly but neither am I into the sort of paintings you see in national galleries either. Really it wouldn't surprise me if he turned around one day and said the whole thing was a big joke. He practically does just that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6syZr_me_Bg

[joshschreuder]

The question is, how do you get the the point in your career where you can put stuff like this and people laud it?

If I went to a gallery and offered this up I'd obviously be laughed out of the place.

[ezequiel-garzon]

Indeed, I only found depressing the fact that this "work" made it to a prestigious museum.

[ibudiallo]

Nowadays being alive is art.