| Show f Would you like fine art with your french fries o Adam Heath v. v 0 v The Globe Tonight I had the good fortune of being able to peruse a small art gallery in Taylorsville that I didn't even know existed The number of pieces were few and they weren't signed That didn't matter however I recognized the photographs immediately as being the work of Michael Mich el Kenna one of my favorite black and white photographers My wonder and bemusement only grew as I realized that any anyone one of these prints would cost and up How in the world did seven of his prints make it here to this little Gallery I wasn't complaining Any chance to see Kennas Kenna's work is a chance worth taking Then the lady behind the counter looked at atme atme atme me in my daze and said Sir your nuggets are ready and in an instant nt I was snapped back out of that mystical land that Kenna had Created on that black and white paper It was then that I remembered that I was standing in the McD McDonalds McDonald's ald's m inside i Wal Mart ii j on Redwood Road Roada i I and south and those great prints were were only cheap that they probably got at Posters Are Us somewhere in Middle America As I became aware of my surroundings and picked up my nuggets I was thinking to myself how absolutely American it was of McDonalds McDonald's to try and disguise the fact that it is a fast food Restaurant I must admit for a McDonalds McDonald's in ina a Wal-Mart Wal it is s one of the nicer ones but it is still a Wal-Mart Wal McDonalds No matter how nice the decor d cor you are still going to get cheap hamburgers and greasy french But just like anyone else McDonalds McDonald's has its obligation to keep up appearances to keep people coming back Honestly can you fault them for that The thing I felt was sad is that countless people people people peo peo- will sit and eat beneath these masterpieces from one of the greatest fine artists this side if the millennium and they will have no idea who he is Nor will they even care Sadder still if and when they do find out who he is if they bothered to look at the prints at all they will think somewhere in the recesses of their mind he the McDonalds McDonald's picture guy Since I cant can't change the fact that many people people people peo peo- will not appreciate fine art and photography phy and since I still like cheap hamburgers and greasy fries I will see you around my new favorite art gallery in Taylorsville |
