how to explain sherrie levine to your grandmother

I thought this article was interesting and humorous.

MF: So does that make a box of old tennis shoes a work of art if I say it is?

AF: If you can show it in an exhibition context and write an artist statement for it.

MF: What is an artist statement?

AF: It is a statement that explains your artistic intent in your general practice or in regard to the particular work that you’re creating.

MF: My intent is to show the disintegration of daily life’s vital necessities with time.

http://blog.art21.org/2011/04/15/how-to-explain-sherrie-levine-to-your-grandmother/