:15:00
It's not that easy, is it?
:15:03
All right. No. It's not good.
:15:06
In fact, I wouldn't even call it art.
It's grotesque.
:15:09
Is there a rule against
grotesque art?
:15:11
I think there's something
aggressive about it...
:15:15
...and erotic.
- To you, everything is erotic.
:15:18
- Everything is erotic.
- Girls.
:15:20
- Aren't there standards?
- Of course.
:15:23
Otherwise a tacky velvet painting
could be equated to a Rembrandt.
:15:26
My Uncle Ferdie has two tacky velvet
paintings. He loves those clowns.
:15:30
There are standards, technique,
composition, color, even subject.
:15:36
So if you're suggesting
that rotted side of meat is art...
:15:39
...much less good art,
then what are we going to learn?
:15:43
Just that.
:15:45
You have outlined our new syllabus,
Betty. Thank you.
:15:48
What is art?
What makes it good or bad?
:15:51
And who decides?
:15:54
Next slide, please.
:15:57
Twenty-five years ago someone
thought this was brilliant.
:16:00
- I can see that.
- Who?
:16:03
My mother. I painted it
for her birthday.
:16:06
Next slide. This is my mom.
:16:11
- Is it art?
- It's a snapshot.
:16:14
If I told you Ansel Adams had taken it,
would that make a difference?
:16:19
- Art isn't art until someone says it is.
- It's art!
:16:25
- The right people.
- Who are they?
:16:27
Betty Warren!
:16:29
- We're lucky we have one right here.
- Screw you.
:16:34
Could you go back
to the Soutine, please?
:16:38
Just look at it again.
Look beyond the paint.
:16:42
Let us try to open our minds
to a new idea.
:16:50
All right, back to chapter three.
Has anyone read it?
:16:56
Okay.