art

i took a group of 5th graders to el museo del barrio today. as i was listening to them comment on works of art - things they saw and interpretations they had, i thought - "kids are so smart" and sometimes, perhaps without meaning to be, they can be very profound.

the mere notion that kids are somehow more sensitive to art then some of us bigger folk reminded me of the movie above; a wonderful documentary questioning the validity of modern art in general, and the value we place on it. while i think the movie exposes some inconsistencies between what we practice and what we preach as art connoisseurs, i DO think that kids, by nature of being less trained, are better able to interpret art more openly and easily