http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/03/the_popsicle_an.php All comments for The Popsicle and Other Museums en-us 2008 Marcus Gilmer Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss marcusisabadass@gmail.com marcusisabadass@gmail.com 60 http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/03/the_popsicle_an.php#comment-1284720 http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/03/the_popsicle_an.php#comment-1284720 Comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:26:37 -0600 <p>Art speaks truth. Decoration covers up cracks in the walls.</p> http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/03/the_popsicle_an.php#comment-1284202 http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/03/the_popsicle_an.php#comment-1284202 Comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:49:22 -0600 <p>What is the difference between "art" and "decoration"? I guess to pseudo-intellectual hipsters art has to make a "statement" where are decorations merely pander to the tastes of the viewer. </p> http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/03/the_popsicle_an.php#comment-1284121 http://chicagoist.com/2008/02/03/the_popsicle_an.php#comment-1284121 Comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:08:36 -0600 <p>How much did this nonsense cost the people of Chicago? Or is this more bland corporate art to make us ooh and ahh at the magnanimous nature of Corus Bank or United Airlines? Mandala Sand Paintings have been done for centuries and unlike this elaborate and empty color wheel they have soul. http://www.mysticalartsoftibet.org/Mandala.htm This isn't art, it's decoration.</p>