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A lot of the art that people hate is based on the over-use of the gallery as a means of authority, it seems to me. But that's one of the most intriguing things about galleries (and about art i think, if you extrapolate). You can put something into a box with a concrete floor and white walls and all of a sudden it has all these demands - "look at me!" "pay more attention to me than if you simply saw me on the street!" - it's why i find plinths so interesting because they serve a similar purpose outside a gallery.
Things like the whatshisface segal who did the thingy in the ICA, which was just kids playing. That was brilliant.