The mail.(Review)(Letter to the Editor)

The root cause of the obscenity of today's so-called "art" is the fools who pay the ridiculous prices for works by such people as Andres Serrano (January/February 2002). If these aficionados refused to pay the prices asked for this art, there would be no Serranos.

 
Bill Kelly 
Dundas, Minnesota 

I believe one of the reasons that colleges, in particular, go for so much terrible art and architecture ("The Rise and Fall of Anti-Social Architecture," by Philip Langdon, January/February 2002) is that they have inordinate amounts of money to throw around. This avant garde architectural binge is a public display of that. Tuition is simply much too high.

 
James Kelly 
Feasterville, Pennsylvania 

Karl Zinsmeister's treatment of contemporary art ("BIRD'S EYE," January/ February 2002) can only be considered a rant. Beauty is relative. And what exactly does he mean by "honest reality"? Artists are not con men and cannot convince others to accept their art. Mr. Zinsmeister should take a closer look at Modern and contemporary art.

 
Martin Kuchar 
Toronto, Canada 

Thank you very much for your coverage of the art world (January/February 2002). It's high time the truth was spoken about what passes for art these days. Those of us who practice the crafts of traditional art appreciate the support we get from magazines like yours.