/authors/thethinman/Recent content in TheThinMan on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usTue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2009/07/28/a-piece-of-modern-art/Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2009/07/28/a-piece-of-modern-art/<p>It was premiere night at the museum of modern art.  New, rising, and “edgy” artists from the world over had come to show off their newest pieces, and Kevin hated every moment of it. His friend Bootheroy had insisted he come along after losing yet another date for the event, and Kevin was regretting accepting the invitation. There was nothing here but shapeless sculpture and collections of garbage welded together. Supposedly, it was all suppose to mean something, but Kevin couldn’t get any meaning out of anything he saw, beyond “Look at me! I’m an artist!” Even worse, he had lost Bootheroy, who had wandered off to discuss the verve of an oak tree</p>