WHY IS MODERN ART SO BAD? “Something happened on the way to the 20th century,” artist Robert Florczak deadpans at Prager University. “As with most revolutions, the first generation or so produced work of genuine merit.” Yes, modern art – and pop art, including music – only works when it has a traditional culture not only to push against, but to draw technique and style from. Once you banish the past, where do you go for inspiration?

(Via Gerard Van der Leun.)