Published January 29, 2004, in issue #0304 of The Hook

In response to your Cremaster article [January 14 Culture: Art: "Arty or art? Cremaster Cycle tests limits"], we had the unfortunate experience of seeing the Cremaster installation at the Guggenheim in Manhattan. The four-floor exhibition was silly, and I hope embarrassing to the New York art world.

The emperor's new clothes. The show about nothing.

It was as though I put my trash can in a gallery and said, "Isn't that great?" and got other people to say, "Isn't that great?" And no one said, "It's just a stupid trash can."

It's art because someone says it's art?

Sandy McAdams
Charlottesville

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