what has been the human species artistic zenith thus far?

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select one work of art and make a case for why it has been the human species creative highpoint.

it can be anything from the Andrew WK album to the Guggenheim museum.

it has to be one isolated 'thing'. it must be of a creative disposition although i'll allow a lenient reading of the term, it can be any of the following: a painting, a sculpture, a song, an album, a piece of archiecture, a piece of design work, a piece of advertising, a film, a television programme, a book, a poem. or anything else which can in one way or another be deemed artistic.

― Wyndham Earl, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

God?

(Assuming him to be a work of fiction.)

― phil, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"I Want a Hot Girl" and Predator 2 are tied. I can't think of anything that makes me prouder to be part of the human race than those two things.

― adam, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

cicco-fucking-lina!

― goeff, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/26/uk.thatcher/index.html

― Mike Hanle y, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mike's answer has a certain zing.

Anyway, one zenith -- you crazy man, you crazy! There be multiple. I've seen dinners prepared with more art than most plays and paintings.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

THE DAY NED RAGGET MADE AN ENTRY IN THE ALL MUSIC GUIDE FOR "MIKE HANLE Y"

― Mike Hanle y, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It can happen, sir, it can...

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That Trevor Sinclair overhead volley I was talking about on the neglected new football thread.

― Ronan, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

nothing, I say, can beat "Rushmore" by wes anderson. that movie has it all

― Adam, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i think the caves at lascaux

― anthony, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the burrito.

― jess, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Thanks for Nothing" (unreleased) - Duane Zarakov.

― duane, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pocari Sweet.

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hello Kitty or that damm frog (Kari Kari Karropie?) that always seems to be near by.

― Mr Noodles, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Frank In The River" by Jim Woodring. Universal, resonant, not too culturally loaded or culture-specific, funny, bizarre, gorgeous to look at. The more time I have with it, the more I realize how perfectly tuned it is.

― Douglas, Saturday, 26 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Afro Ken

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Sunday, 27 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Simpsons

― turner, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Right Now" Atomic Kitten

― Graham, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Three Amigos.

― Jonnie, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"HUH!"

― Wyndham Earl, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

*accompanied by thrusting of pelvis*

― Wyndham Earl, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

― "Stacey", Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://www.realdoll.com/images/coverdollz2.jpg

― "Stacey", Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Either Savage vs. Steamboat (Wrestlemania III) or Tony Hawk's Pro Skater or The Descendents - "Hope"

― Kris, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

it may just be the POP FOCUS GROUP

― anthony, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I should make a song called Pocky i guess

― mike hanle y, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No Pock y for Hanle y

― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My ass.

― Ally, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one year passes...

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002QTM.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Skottie, Saturday, 8 November 2003 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Although, Ally's post has made me think ".....my neck....my back...."

― Skottie, Saturday, 8 November 2003 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure whether to be appalled that nobody seems to have taken the question seriously, or appalled by the idea that perhaps you all have.

― Momus (Momus), Saturday, 8 November 2003 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Dante's Divine Comedy

― Girolamo Savonarola, Saturday, 8 November 2003 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Antonin Artaud's essay 'No More Masterpieces'.

― Momus (Momus), Saturday, 8 November 2003 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

also known as "by hook or by crook i shall be the last genius"

― mark s (mark s), Saturday, 8 November 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

the pyramids or sistine chapel or taj mahal or great wall. i like big things, and like appalling momus

― Vic (Vic), Saturday, 8 November 2003 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.yesworld.com/gallery/images/albums/Tales.jpg

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Saturday, 8 November 2003 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Mass-produced globes, as found in classrooms.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Saturday, 8 November 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Strobe-lighting.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Saturday, 8 November 2003 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

When I saw the question, before reading the sense of it being a single work, I was tempted to argue for Hi records in the early '70s - my favourite style of music, my favourite producer, some of my favourite musicians (especially when Al Jackson joined in) and several great singers including my absolute favourite, Al Green.

A book: I have one called Shakespeare: The Complete Works. If that's cheating, I guess probably the 1001 Nights is too. I'm tempted to nominate George Herriman's Krazy Kat Sunday pages, but they might not count either. And I'm not really up to trying to justify claiming that is 'better' than King Lear or Bernini's Ecstasy Of St Teresa or Buffy The Vampire Slayer or Pulp's Different Class or Ulysses or the Alhambra or The Seven Samurai. I want a top 1000 at least, I think.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 8 November 2003 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)

He should totally change his name to Appalling Momus.

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 8 November 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I would, but it's already been copyrighted as the sequel to 'Being John Malkovitch'.

― Momus (Momus), Saturday, 8 November 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

ilx

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

The Pine Barrens.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 8 November 2003 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Big Sleep" -- the version with Bogart

either this or this

also, some would say that fried sandwiches count, too.

― Jay Dee Sah Mon (Kingfish), Saturday, 8 November 2003 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

The Big Lebowski

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 22:33 (twenty-two years ago)

CORNED. BEEF. HASH.

Whoever thought of throwing minced meat and potatoes together deserves every Nobel prize there ever was and will be.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Saturday, 8 November 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

The Internet

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Mario Kart 64

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

The New Tetris

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

al green: "god blessed our love"

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 22:59 (twenty-two years ago)

cloning

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 22:59 (twenty-two years ago)

the cancellation of Ally McBeal

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 23:00 (twenty-two years ago)

haha!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 8 November 2003 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

that picture on momus' website where you can see his cock. cocks and pirate eyepatches are hi-larious to nth degree.

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

anything with mint and chocolate.

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 23:03 (twenty-two years ago)

even momus's cock and pirate eyepatch.

― Vonda Shepard, Saturday, 8 November 2003 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.alwaysfanfic.com/images/kiss.jpg

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 8 November 2003 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

the kill bill thread

― s1utsky (slutsky), Sunday, 9 November 2003 00:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Yves Tanguy's biggest painting

― A Nairn (moretap), Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Bambi

― Vic (Vic), Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Was it the music of "Tales..." or the Roger Dean artwork that was the zenith?

― man, Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

when I finally watched 'the office' on dvd I thought 'dear god - this has to be the zenith of british culture' but then I remembered, like, shakespeare so 1) shakespeare and 2) 'the office'

― cinniblount (James Blount), Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

that's strictly for old europe, elsewhere jess, ally otm

― cinniblount (James Blount), Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

rick james

― Vic (Vic), Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

a tie between the shaggs and lucia pamela. i can't decide.

― jack cole (jackcole), Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Damn you people! I give a serious answer and you're all dicking around!

Right?

― Girolamo Savonarola, Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

i wasn't.

― jack cole (jackcole), Sunday, 9 November 2003 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe dicking around IS the artistic zenith of the human species thus far? Ever think about THAT, G-Man?

― Vonda Shepard, Sunday, 9 November 2003 02:11 (twenty-two years ago)

xpost with myself:

anyone that seriously refers to another human being as "G-Man" is the nadir of the human experience.

― Vonda Shepard, Sunday, 9 November 2003 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

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