Talk:Don Simmons (artist)

> Simmons will create situations for 'false' emotional states to occur in the audience, in turn questioning the reality of simulated emotions.

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Huh? What kind of academic gibberish is this? And why not describe it in plain understandable language? If it were done well, perhaps it could be understandable to those who may reject his premises entirely, yet encounter his art, as well as being understandable to fellow-travelers.

And in terms of the biochemistry of emotions, how does one distinguish a "false" emotion from a "real" one anyways?

And at any rate, the entire description is lifted word-for-word from Don Simmons' own MySpace page - hardly an objective evaluation of his activity in the art world, to say the least. But a quick scroll through it gives one a much better idea of what he does artistically and who it appeals to.

If Wikipedia's description of his art is done well, people from most any culture that can access Wikipedia ought to be able to figure out what he does in the physical world - totally apart from his theories and opinions. i.e. a conservative Muslim in Bali ought to be able to learn from the description enough to separate Simmons' art from that of a different artist who uses similar styles and techniques. And there's no reason whatsoever that they should have to study or experience "transgressive" art in order to find this out.

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