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Catttt Posted 7 years ago
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Like breeding banality

The following context describes this artwork by Jeff Koons.


1. Does "so it was like breeding banality" mean "so it was like a banal scene of a sexual relationship (that is, Koons is a pig that had sex with the other pig in the poster, and their child is also present in the poster)"?


2. Does "so that they would only think more of me" mean "so that they would think of me and know me as something better than a pig"?


Context:

For example, the advertisement that was placed in Flash Art shows Koons cheek to jowl with two quite animated pigs, both caught in what is known in portraiture as a ‘speaking likeness’. Here, Koons picks up on his trademark theme of banality and uses it to pre-empt the popular criticism that he knew he would receive:

I was there with two Pigs – a big one and a little one – so it was like breeding banality. I wanted to debase myself and call myself a pig before the viewer had a chance to, so that they would only think more of me.

  

Top answer

catttt 1. Does "so it was like breeding banality" mean "so it was like a banal scene of a sexual relationship (that is, Koons is a pig that had *** with the other pig in the poster, and their child is also present in the poster)"? Yes, sort of.

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  • catttt 1.
  • Does "so it was like breeding banality" mean "so it was like a banal scene of a sexual relationship (that is, Koons is a pig that had *** with the other pig in the poster, and their child is also present in the poster)"?
  • Yes, sort of.
  • I don't think he meant "it was like a banal scene of a sexual relationship" as much as he was creating banality, "breeding" banality.
  • But the implication is certainly that he and the big pig had produced the little one.
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catttt1. Does "so it was like breeding banality" mean "so it was like a banal scene of a sexual relationship (that is, Koons is a pig that had *** with the other pig in the poster, and their child is also present in the poster)"?

Yes, sort of. I don't think he meant "it was like a banal scene of a sexual relationship" as much as he was creating banality, "b

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