Flipping The Modern Art World Upside Down

We’ve recently put up a collection of paintings from a local but kinda-famous artist. It’s all modern art, so I don’t really get it, but it’s not for me, so whatever. 

The paintings are single colors, square canvases consisting of just one color. One red, one blue, one orange, etc.

Coworker: “People are gonna put down a couple grand on these? My kid could do these between snacks.”

Me: “They’re paying for the artist, not the art.”

Coworker: “I guess.”

We follow instructions and hang the paintings where we’re told to. The gallery manager comes in later that afternoon with the artist himself to inspect the collection before a champagne and canapés grand opening that night.

The manager storms up to us.

Gallery Manager: “[Artist] is livid! He’s so angry with how you’ve hung his paintings!”

Me: “What? But we followed the instructions! The colored canvases are where they’re supposed to be.”

Gallery Manager: “Yes, but half of them are upside down!”