People
Abstract Art: A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.
— Al Capp
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
This is a sharp, dismissive joke about the art world, painting abstract painting as a con: skill-less creators, dishonest dealers, and confused buyers caught in the middle. The humor comes from the neat little chain of blame, each group getting skewered in a single tidy sentence.
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