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No, this isn\u2019t a stupendously disastrous piece of parking, it\u2019s the summer art installation at the De La Warr Pavillion: a witty and refreshingly populist statement about life on the edge (and other things) by Richard Wilson, inspired by the film, The Italian Job<\/i>. Hear the artist talk about it here<\/a> (after an uninteresting advert for something or other). And yes, the bus really does teeter.<\/div>\n
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I think there are three basic approaches to reacting to art like this:<\/div>\n
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\u00a01) You can look at it carefully from all angles, then read the notice and try to respond in the way the artist and\/or gallery suggests.<\/div>\n
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2) You can stand back and enjoy the fun and spectacle of it all, and take from the experience what you will. Eavesdropping in on the reaction of others is sometimes the best part.<\/div>\n
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3) You can get sour-faced and grumpy, and give a little speech about how it\u2019s \u2018arty-farty\u2019 and \u2018a waste of money\u2019. Don\u2019t forget to start off with \u2018I don\u2019t know much about art, but I know what I like\u2019, and finish with a borrowed allusion to the Emperor\u2019s New Clothes. For the sake of completeness, you might like to write it up afterwards and send it to your local paper. They\u2019ll love it!<\/div>\n
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But of course there are others. My son, Max \u2013 after staring up at the bus teetering above him \u2013 said, \u2018Dad, can I throw stones at it?\u2019<\/div>\n
I said no, but that would have been fun too, and it’s on a shingle beach afterall.<\/div>\n
The Bus is there all summer. If you\u2019re in the Bexhill area, it\u2019s worth a detour. But please don’t throw stones at it.<\/div>\n
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