An ornate gold frame holds a vivid burst of red, gold, blue and purple paint on a dark gallery wall.

Original artwork, not a still

Steven Wright

I like to go to art museums and name the untitled paintings... Boy With Pail... Kitten On Fire.

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The speaker gives untitled paintings names of their own, turning a museum visit into a private game. A harmless boy with a pail is followed by a much more disturbing image. The sudden change makes the examples funny and unsettles the polite business of naming art.

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