Conservative art? It’s complicated
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The most expensive words I ever said were “Condo art.”
I meant it as a compliment to the superior decorating skills of the woman who would become my wife. Superior, that is, to the commercial hotels I frequented, with their green paint, rosewood furniture, and peppercorn ducks… And those fading prints of Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party in the restaurant, its rich gastronomy contrasting bleakly with the meagre fare upon my plate.
It was the ’90s. She had just put the finishing touches on our new place. “Nice condo art,” I said.
“Pure bloody kitsch,” she heard. And went shopping.
These days, our condo is adorned with a considerable investment in “Nice modern art.” We like it. But, as conservatives, we feel a bit conflicted. Can pictures “my kid could have painted” be conservative art?
Our conservative friends say they like it. Even friends who have Thomas Kinkade prints on their walls. And our kids find it encouraging.
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