Matthew sees an exhibit documenting Raffy, a Paris pooch and his unusual streetside behavior, pooping on walls. The show causes reflections on the “poop art” phenomenon, a long-standing albeit small niche in the art world. Artist Zoé Duchesne, owner of Raffy and creator of the poop art documentation, is also a performance artist, with a series of forlorn, self-abnegating performances in public. Matthew says her work is an examination of the aesthetics of failure.
Read MoreOur Paris correspondent, Matthew Rose, continues his stateside journey through the West Coast, reporting on the Seattle Art Fair and the Western ambiance he found in some of the art in that Pacific coast city.
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