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I do love how they need to continually justify why this stuff is art. \u00a0And comparing it to Picasso’s use of newspaper or chair caning in his paintings? Come on.\u00a0 Could it be that the cleaning crew got it right? \u00a0If, as stated in the article, the cleaning crew was told to go into the area and “clean up after an evening event” — then this may have been nothing more than a publicity stunt. \u00a0 And it is getting a bit of publicity! \u00a0For more on the story, click HERE<\/a>. \u00a0And Party On!<\/p>\n

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I do love how they need to continually justify why this stuff is art. \u00a0And comparing it to Picasso’s use of newspaper or chair caning in his paintings? Come on.\u00a0 Could it be that the cleaning crew got it right? … More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-22299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rehs-galleries","category-rehs-contemporary","tag-stupid-art-world-news"],"yoast_head":"\nModern art is rubbish? Why mistaking artworks for trash proves their worth. 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