Should the Artist Be Praised or Committed? By James Curran

In today's world art is a very vague term. Art is still used to describe timeless classics such as "The Mona Lisa" and "The Scream". Art is so broad of a term that Marcus Coates even falls under it's jursidiction. Coates is known for his self proclaimed ability to talk to animals. There are some people who are dying to be his curator and others who want to be his psychiatrist. How this insane behavior can be considered art is betond me. The overwhelming majority of people who communicate with animals are considered crazy. So far this semester I have been pretty accepting of what can be considered art, but at this point I have to draw the line. I cannot call Marcus Caotes an artist, nor do I view anything he does as art. Personally I believe he should be looked at by a doctor.