Rec
🎨
PIERRE BRASSAU
in the 1960s, a swedish art museum showcased avant-garde paintings from an unknown artist named pierre brassau. many art critics praised the works, one even calling them the best in the exhibit.
they were actually created by a chimpanzee with a paintbrush for the purpose of testing whether or not critics could tell the difference between avant-garde art and the work of a monkey. all but one critic couldn’t.
recommendation image
image
@dylan_sage
Jul 11, 2025
3
see likes

Comments (3)

Make an account to reply.
image
@haileyd4wn
who was the one critic??? they just knew it was monkey??? how did they even have the concept??
Jul 11, 2025
1
image
@dylan_sage
@HAILEYD4WN one critic reportedly said as a joke “only an ape could have done this” quite the prophet
Jul 11, 2025
1
image
@haileyd4wn
@HAILEYD4WN ….that’s incredible
Jul 11, 2025
1

Related Recs

Rec
recommendation image
🖌
FRANCIS BACON, HENRI MATISSE AND MARC CHAGALL
image
@lowartdecay
Jun 11, 2025
4
Rec
recommendation image
🖼
GO TO THE MUSEUM AND GET FIXATED ON A NEW-TO-YOU ARTIST
Honoré Daumier was a badass realist and his moody paintings seem to be not so known as his caricature work — this canvas is only about 4x6in but it arrested me completely! @ the Barnes Foundation in PHL
image
@ars3n
Apr 6, 2025
3
Rec
recommendation image
🎨
Hans Haacke’s art work tracking the owners of Manet's white asperagus
In 1974, conceptual artist Hans Haacke created "Manet-PROJEKT '74," which traced the ownership history of Édouard Manet's "Bunch of Asparagus". This project revealed how the painting passed from a Jewish art collector to Hermann Josef Abs, a financial advisor to Hitler. Haacke's work aimed to highlight the political and social implications of art ownership. The project was rejected by the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne due to its connection to Abs. 
image
@mike-mills
Jun 6, 2025
11

Top Recs from @dylan_sage

Rec
recommendation image
⛰️
APPALACHIAN SMALL TOWNS
if you live near the US east coast, you’ve probably driven through a mountain town where the folklore and culture is palpable.
these locations are perfect for teens looking to solve local mysteries, underage drink on the train tracks, and say “we gotta get out of this place one day”.
image
@dylan_sage
5d ago
74
Rec
⭐
met a girl who lives in a lighthouse. i think she's a keeper
image
@dylan_sage
Jul 9, 2025
11
Rec
recommendation image
🖊
PSEUDONYMS & PEN NAMES
pictured below are the many identities of travis miller, aka lil ugly mane.
image
@dylan_sage
Jul 14, 2025
7