How would we apply critical thinking techniques to thinking about art? It's an abstract idea I have in my head when trying to understand people's reactions to art. Case and point, a sculpture of Sarah Palin's head as a working bbq smoker. It's amazing, it's epic, and it's provocative, to say the least. Of course, the only town in America that would host it indefinitely is Chicago, that city and it's tolerance of art is definitely a model of how we should think of art objectively, collectively. As you can imagine, MANY people have a problem with this! Perhaps in no small part because the sculpture is awesomely terrifying, and immediately makes you remember hearing that Palin supports hunting from helicopters (which the writer references). About 10 fallacies are committed by the dopes who don't approve, the artist said, "Amid the hate speech, I have also been called 'gay' in what is I presume an attempt to insult me by a particular demographic of individuals." Peep this it's amazing.
http://m.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/04/hellish-sarah-palin-sculpture-roasts-whole-pigs-chicago/1885/
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