People Assume a Dropped Pen on a Museum's Floor is Contemporary Art

What exactly is art? Let’s not dig into the academic definition of art because there is always an easier way to spot it ... well, anything inside the museum on display is supposed to be a piece of art, right?

As long as the piece on display is not a part of someone’s prank or experiment:

In a social experiment, Jack Sim, the founder of the World Toilet Organization, spotted an empty exhibit display in the National Gallery Singapore last week and decided to place a pen on the ground to gauge the reactions of museum visitors. Soon enough, a tiny audience gathered around the writing object, snapping photos of the item and wondering how it constituted art. 

Catch the public reaction over at Coconuts.

(Image Credits: Jack Sim)


What is art?Baby don't hurt meDon't hurt meNo moreBaby don't hurt me, don't hurt meNo moreWhat is art?YeahI don't know why you're not fairI give you my love, but you don't careSo what is right and what is wrong?Gimme a signWhat is art?Baby don't hurt meDon't hurt meNo moreWhat is lart?Baby don't hurt meDon't hurt meNo moreOh, I don't know, what can I do?What else can I say, it's up to youI know we're one, just me and youI can't go onWhat is art?Baby don't hurt meDon't hurt meNo moreWhat is lart?Baby don't hurt meDon't hurt meNo moreWhat is art?What is art?What is art?Baby don't hurt meDon't hurt meNo moreDon't hurt meDon't hurt meI want no other, no other artistThis is our life, our timeWe are together I need you foreverIs it…
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