Just Pathetic: Michael Wilson on Sore Winners

                This article discusses the beginnings of abject art.  This movement is all about what is taboo or not considered to be proper.  These pieces of art are often made of or are about things that are not considered appropriate for everyday life.  The term abject art was coined at Whitney Museum.  Three exhibitions mapped out abject art’s territories including Rugoff’s “Just Pathetic” along with “Work in Progress? Work? And Vik Muniz’s “Stuttering”.  These artists were at the forefront of the abject movement.  Many artists we discussed in class were discussed in this article including Mike Kelley.  Abject art portrays images that are scandalous.