Why are people these days so interested in weird art?

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Just because you don’t understand a work of art does not mean you should simply cast it aside as meaningless or think there’s very little skill or talent involved. Art is supposed to make one think critically and invoke emotion. From someone who enjoys and appreciates all forms of art, your view of art seems to be narrow and closed to all but what you think has artistic value or talent.

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