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I'm pretty sure those lampshades were art to Ed, at least. Not that I'm encouraging dead body art. But then, what's the difference between, say, a human-skin lampshade and displaying other "dead" or "suffering" art, a la the Necromance store on Melrose? Would you display a human skin lamp? Would you display a bear skin rug? Would you display lotus slippers that were used to bind someone's feet? In a museum? In your living room?
My answers is: I don't know. No, I wouldn't personally want to see a Gein exhibit. But I can't say it isn't art, of a sort. But because the line is so personal, so objective... I'm fascinated with what people appreciate and what they don't.
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