I Am for an Art…
    (18 lines in the form of Claes Oldenberg’s 1961 manifesto)


        I.
        I am for an art that rejects smoothness.

        I am for an art that is raw, rough, and ridiculous.

        I am for an art that makes me laugh.

        I am for an art that is impure and imperfect.

        I am for an art that is inconsistent.

        I am for an art that is open.


        II.

        I am for an art that is unfinished.

        I am for an art that is youthful.

        I am for an art that is old, honest, and uncouth.

        I am for an art that is all torn up and scratched up.

        I am for an art that is free of fancy technique and special effects.

        I am for an art that is non-nostalgic, non-sentimental, and purposeless.


        III.

        I am for an art that is practical.

        I am for an art that makes do with what is possible.

        I am for an art that seeks the improbable.

        I am for an art that is wild and dream-like.

        I am for an art that is impossible to explain.

        I am for an art that is.

































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