In defense of ridiculous art

It is impossible to take so much as a passing glance at modern art without acknowledging that some of it is totally ridiculous. Unfortunately, I love ridiculous art. My favorite type of ridiculous art is visually impressive, huge, impractical installation art. Mass MoCA is pretty good at supplying it. Still, I think there are certain virtues to this type of art. They take a lot of work to compose and create. Merely setting up an exhibit like the "Afrofuturism" one currently on display took weeks if not months. There was an exploded pipe organ in it -- there's no way that didn't take some work.

 

I have to respect someone who can put this much work into an exhibit, regardless of whether or not they have a higher concept.