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Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa View Post
i was just at one of harvard's art museums where art is clearly art. It was a great experience.

I have only one criterion that must be met when qualifying a piece as art: a high degree of skill must have been used in its creation.

an object created without skill is merely a manifestation of one person's imagination, whether it's aesthetically pleasing or not.
By today's definitions, art is not as you describe. Art today is more antagonistic. The goal of many artists is to challenge your beliefs and convictions. I would consider it activist.
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