Separate the Art from the Artist

Text on the meme

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY ART SHOW... HEY, DO YOU SMELL GAS? MY BLOOD OH GOD. OH FUCK QUICK! WE HAVE TO SEPARATE THE ART FROM THE ARTIST

What it means

A crude four-panel comic shows an artist proudly presenting an art exhibition while asking whether anyone smells gas. The artwork is revealed to be made from the artist’s own blood, prompting panic and the instruction to separate the art from the artist. It is used as an absurd reaction to controversial or overly self-destructive art and the phrase “separate the art from the artist.”

Objects

artist / художник visitor / посетитель art gallery / художественная галерея framed artwork / картина в рамке abstract painting / абстрактная картина blood / кровь paintbrush / кисть paintings / картины gallery wall / стена галереи speech bubble / речевой пузырь black clothing / чёрная одежда gas smell / запах газа