The State of the Art World, late 2015 edition

Over ten years ago, some of us were complaining that the postmodern art world had become repetitive — and worse, boring — as it was merely recycling the same old tropes about nothingness and waste products.

Two images making the social-media rounds this week:

Nothing in Paris:

Rectal explorations in São Paulo:

So I repeat: “Artists and the art world should be at the edge. The art world is now marginalized, in-bred, and conservative. It is being left behind, and for any self-respecting artist there should be nothing more demeaning than being left behind.”

Related:

Why Art Became Ugly.

Taking Modern Artists at Their Word.

The Most Important Artist of the Century.