The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

Your World Is Your Museum

TAoN No. 93: One last "make it art" riff. And more.

Rob Walker
Nov 29, 2021
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The “make it art” game that TAoN has riffed on (in the book, as well as this post and this one and this one) took an expected turn recently. Friend of TAoN Austin Kleon, having previously declared a can picturesquely stuck in a wall to be art, took things one step further and made a museum label for it:

“Load-bearing Beverage,” from Artist unknown, c. 20…

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