Kaprow, Art Which Can't Be Art
What I found most engaging about the Art Which Can't be Art article was definitely the section regarding the author's personal reflections on tooth brushing. The author commented on how their right-handedness caused them to always enter their mouth from that side, which is very similar to a thought I had just the other day. I wondered whether the fact that I always do the exact same thing had any measurable effect on my teeth and their state of being, since this would mean the same side of my teeth always get hit with more toothpaste. It was interesting to me to think about how the author of this article, who was attempting to look at things from a more artistic perspective, came to this same realization.
What I found most difficult in this article was the author's attempt to define art, or to talk about art like it is so easily defined. No matter how many people try to put it into a specified box, I have never thought of art as something that can really be so concretely defined. As I understand it, art is relative. One person can choose to declare something art, and others may or may not accept it as such. It was a little confusing to me why a person who claims to be an artist is so concerned with what mainstream society identifies as art.
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