Iconic Curiosities

At that place where language dead-ends into incredulity . . . At the
signpost marking the intersection between metaphor and meta-folly . . .

At the universal crossroads where icon meets curiosity . . .

. . . stand these two Madonnas from the Museum of Bad Art.

Be sure to visit their gift shop.

[Rating:100/100]

There is a badness which attains unto perfection, and I think this might be it.

via Light on Dark Water

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