Ok, I totally made that up but didn’t you feel more comfortable about laughing at blog posts based on a scathing view of society, just for a moment? It’s not wrong, it’s called “social humour biasing” and was documented in a study by Dr Noteffenriel. No-one dares say it but it’s way more fun to join in the scorn and derision of those around us and revel in feeling vastly superior in some way.
Let us clarify that there are, of course, many fine people who attend these spectacles who aren’t the least bit annoying or affectatious but if I wrote about how “nice” people were, you lot would get bored. Technically, because I too attend art galleries, I must be including myself in this grand sweeping statement. Here it is, my epiphanal strike: It’s not art that’s pretentious, it’s the pompous arses who go to see it! I went to an art exhibition this weekend (because I love art and more than that, I love being able to ram my culturally superior exploits down other people’s throats when they ask about my weekend) and while the exhibition was incredibly enjoyable, I was suddenly struck by an epiphany (it didn’t hurt, I was wearing padding) that challenges the popular belief that art is pretentious. CAUTION: self-proclaimed art critic in session
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