howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Harmless self-congratulatory self-indulgent pretentious rubbish, taking the p155 out of the paying public who line up to 'be seen' amongst the usual collection of pointless ironmongery.
Turner must be spinning in his grave to see his name on the prize.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I love art, I loathe bins. £25k prize for that, what a load of rubbish!
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Speaking again through the tube from my orb of ignorance...I understand this prize is for exhibitions throughout the year. It may well be yet more ironmongery, but on the up-side it will be consistent ironmongery.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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if i had known that bins were the new art i would have sent along a photo of mine, much bigger than his.
Peter #2, stop beating about the bush and tell us what you really think!
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Ok where do I pick up my prize?!
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Egos need to be pricked. Google 'masterchef spoof YouTube' and see what I mean.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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I like some modern art but the Turner Prize winner always amazes me at what can be called art. Obviously a case of knowing the right people to get the contenders picked in the first place.
Anybody know a judge.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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"Egos need to be pricked"
Reminds me of this !!
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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that seems to be the generally held view of mr harriott.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I remember that one Paul - thanks for making me smile.
Roger
Try googling the Turnip Prize for a more balanced view........
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good to see dovorians entering into the new artistic spirit of things, next years exhibit has already been put in place in the stretch of river close to age uk.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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So that is a supermarket trolley and the artwork above, how long before there is a wheelie bin.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the supermarket trolley has now gone, the wheelie bin is a possible.
cannot say any more as i might be quizzed on why one of mine has gone missing.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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£25.000 gone down the rubbish bin! I could have produced a rubbish bin for much less than that!
Usually, a rubbish bin in that condition, which its creator evidently sat upon, would be taken from a park and desposed of in the rubbish removal lorry.
Anyway, who pays for all that rubbish, hopefully not us taxpayers.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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nobody pays for removal of rubbish from the river alex.
when rubbish is removed it is by volunteers, they cannot go in the river now until next spring.
take a trip into pencester gardens and see the results.
Been nice knowing you :)
