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Morons

At the auction house, I wandered Through the rooms where, on display, Were the artworks to be sold to those Who can afford to pay. One that made me laugh by Banksy, Whose identity’s unknown, Was a screen print titled “Morons,” Which somebody soon will own. It depicts a fancy auction, Based on one that sold Van Gogh, But instead of flowers in a frame, A message lets us know: “I can’t believe you morons Really pay to buy this s*%#.” (For rhythm’s sake, I’ve altered it, But just a little bit.) It will likely sell for millions; The collectors all can thank Banksy for his humor, as he laughs The whole way to the bank.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 2/26/2025 3:27:00 PM
Have you ever seen any of the works by the late Spanish artist Salvador Dali? His style is known as "surrealism". Don't try to understand it because it's a complete departure from reality. Good write as usual, Ilene.
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Date: 2/20/2025 4:46:00 PM
Bang on, Ilene. I can’t abide some of the talentless and/or pretentious twaddle portrayed as art….. I’d hazard a guess you caught recent stories of a banana stuck to a wall which sold for mega bucks. I won’t repeat the words I used when I first heard about it!
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Date: 2/19/2025 8:53:00 PM
If you have talent, use it. Banks seems to have talent in selling. That's O.K.with me. I've been to auctions, so I love this poem. I feel the auctioneer's drama in story.
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Date: 2/19/2025 4:42:00 PM
someone once painted a tomato soup can. they used to have a "museum" of bad art in Dedham, MA
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Date: 2/19/2025 2:01:00 PM
What's Banksy up to? I posted as many of his stuff as I could fit in a few trib's to him, love him! Great post, Ilene.
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Date: 2/19/2025 1:16:00 PM
yep, art is ridiculous these days. I watched Netflix's Younger, such a good series. In one episode, a woman takes the good art of local artists and simply writes her name over the entire painting and then sells all paintings this way and collects more money than the original authors would have perhaps gotten if they'd tried to sell it. That kind of thing should be illegal.
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Date: 2/19/2025 12:46:00 PM
Haha love this Ilene....last line is perfect!! Debx
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