The (Healing) Power of Art

Schama taught us all that Art has Power. To transform, to transcend, blah blah blah.

Now the power of art to heal us of our maladies is literal. Artist Alexander Melamid has opened a clinic in New York to cure medical conditions through art. My favorite lines from the NY Times article:

"He looked warily at a vitrine displaying something called an 'Art Infuser,' which appeared to be an old VHS tape connected to an enema bulb."

"But whatever is not funny is not true. That’s why truth has never been revealed, because scientists don’t understand that the end product needs to be funny.”

I wonder what he can do for my allergies?

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