Merda d’Artista
在On Beauty里看到这个作品，搜索了一篇相关的博文看，里面很有意思的观点是：
后世发现罐子里其实并不是粪便，而是塑料，这一点反而使作品失去其意义了吗？
如果真的是粪便的时候，这个作品实际上因其【恶心的冒犯】而拥有意义；而当恶心的意味消失，冒犯也显得不那么强烈，反倒失去其魅力。

Afterwards, it was discovered that Piero Manzoni filled his cans not, with Merda d'Artista, but with plaster.
Does that matter?
Does the concept still stand? Or should the Tate get rid of their investment fast?

The idea still matters, the mystery is still there, that suspense that is behind all story made the idea brilliant art. Keeping the viewer in suspense is part of a subversive humour.

Does it matter? Does it matter if Manzoni's tins do not contain merda d'artista? It's actually a more serious question than you might think because it concerns what kind of authenticity is necessary in art and what is contingent.