Contemporary Art
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news.com.au : Vivid Sydney sparks backlash over ‘sexualised’ light projection at family event
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Contemporary art is portrayed as dangerous or inappropriate in public spaces, especially around children
[loaded_adjectives], [moral_framing], [appeal_to_emotion]
““Yes, I was there with my family and came across this disgusting display of repulsive garbage. So in your face. So unnecessary and distasteful,” one mother responded on Instagram.”
The New York Times : At the Venice Biennale, an American Artist Plops His Sculptures on a World Stage
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Contemporary art is framed as increasingly politicized and artistically inert, doing more harm than good to cultural discourse.
Loaded language and appeal to emotion dismiss broader contemporary art as 'clownery' and emotionally numbing, suggesting it fails to inspire or challenge.
“new painting, performance and associated clownery”