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Much Like Beauty, Art Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene with that age-old question - what is art? Well, a Scottish business student, Ruairi Gray, decided to find out. He bought a pineapple and he stuck it on a white table at a museum exhibition to see if it might pass for art. It did. When he went back, they had put a glass case over the pineapple to protect and showcase the piece of art. Gray told the Daily Mail he'd happily accept an honorary degree now, or even just the return of his pineapple. You're listening to MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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