Artists Announce They've Found All The Beauty They Can In Urban Decay

[detroiter79]

Loved this Onion article:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/art...ty-they,20973/

DETROIT—After spending more than a century exploiting urban decay to create deeply moving, socially conscious works of art, the art world announced Tuesday that it had captured all the beauty it was going to find in rusted-out cars, abandoned houses, and condemned industrial sites. "These modern ruins speak to the very heart of the human condition, but at this point every last inch of Detroit and Oakland has been documented in photographs, on film, or as part of a multimedia installation," said artist Devon Gerhart, who told reporters that devoting so much time to contemplating the wounded grandeur of blighted cityscapes had led him to the point where he just wanted to see the places cleaned up. "I made my career portraying the plight of the homeless, but now I'm starting to wonder whether they'd prefer it if someone just helped them find a place to live." The world's artists later confirmed plans to spend at least another 50 years churning out heavy-handed depictions of the inherent soullessness of suburban sprawl.

[Pam]

Funny. Too bad it's not true.

[BrushStart]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkay/3732615241/

[Zacha341]

LOL! That indeed is a form of decal ala 'suburban decay' one could argue ala sprawl! Doen't look like much natural rain fall... duh! Hope the water systems don't go down.......

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkay/3732615241/

[stromberg2]

That picture is gross. Looks like a Martian landscape.

Stromberg2

[DetroitPlanner]

That picture is gross. Looks like a Martian landscape.

Stromberg2

funny I thought it looked like Vegas or Phoenix!

I love the Onion. I wonder how the get things so close to the pulse of what is going on? do locals submit articles?

[margaret]

perhaps a healthy balance between being conscious of the urban decay and being repelled by the suburban sprawl...

[n7hn]

Im glad the artists have had enough, now we can start fixing stuff back up [[since they seem to have decided the decay was provided them as a courtesy)...... self absorbed artists [[Oh, wait , Im one too, OOPS)

[Det_ard]

Maybe the artists can start a business and create some jobs. That'd be a lasting monumental achievement.

[mpow]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/art...ty-they,20973/