In an age where opinion polls and market research invade almost every aspect of our 'democratic/consumer' society (with the notable exception of art), Komar and Melamid's project poses relevant questions that an art-interested public, and society in general often fail to ask: What would art look like if it were to please the greatest number of people? Or conversely: What kind of culture is produced by a society that lives and governs itself by opinion polls?
The American ideal (above) is a traditional landscape incorporating historical figures
The Dutch were alone in this survey in favouring abstract art (above).Via Bad Banana
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