Even with my degree in art ed, I am not a fan of installation art, especially things like pans of colored water. Sometimes conceptual art is too much into the "emperor's new clothes" mode... if the artist can convince you it's "real art", it becomes real art. But I'm not convinced. (Oh, by the way, I have known conceptual artists who admittedly worked on that fake-out plan, so it's not merely cynicism on my part.)

I normally really enjoy modern art pieces in incongruous places, but much like Sherry the blue water piece just isn't working. Perhaps a different color or no dye at all would have worked better.

I *love* the Void Field, though. Must have been a job and a half getting all those in there without damaging the floor.

Was in Venice and went to the Biennale. There was so much crap art.

I'm an artist that has never "gotten" most installation exhibits. I have always assumed the artist was laughing all the way to the bank. The palace deserves much better art than this.

Oh, and Jeff Koons being accepted as a genius is the biggest farce of our lifetime.