The owner of this horn-shaped men’s toilet (in a pub in Freibourg, Germany) has received complaints by insulted musicians customers. To my mind this is an impressive work of art that could be appropriate for a modern art exhibition or Biennale but it seems like it is deemed as an insult by some musicians. However, I as a musician opposed to discrimination against artists, find it really interesting because obviously the designer’s intent was not to provoke or insult.
I would not be mistaken to assume that those who complained were classical musicians, who are known for their “purism”. I remember my old classical guitar teacher who used to tell me: “What are you listening to? David Bowie and Guns n Roses? These are just worthless little songs” and “The term classical music is incorrect, it should be called serious music!”. As if the folk, jazz, rock etc were non-serious, worthless music….
I personally find this toilet absolutely hilarious and a very clever and artistic way to attract attention to the pub. I don’t see it as an insult towards musicians. I don’t like any kind of art being controlled by any form of “political correctness” . There are no limits in arts and satire, as there are no limits in thinking. We shouldn’t be that much afraid of something that looks different. Puritanism… no way!!!
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09/09/2009 @ 04:49
Nice post man .. Looking forward to readin more posts .. Keep up the good work ..
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