Carolyn Wilder | I Saw it on T.V. (Yum Yum) - part I

Every kind of chips. There’s Red Hots and original recipe. Crab chips? Huh. I suppose that’s Old Bay seasoning. They’re family size, for the whole family. Cheese balls are dusted with what’s supposed to be cheese. 

It’s a novelty - art about chips. Novelties are in vogue in one minute and out the next. Wilder is ahead of her time - artwork about chips will be the next thing. This will be in a museum eventually. 

Never thought about the idea of potato chips as art. They are a snack, they go with hamburgers and hot dogs. Sometimes ranch dip. You can eat them most any time. Except for Cheese Curls. I mean, chips are a food you can eat at a party or on a desert island. 

Novelty is not what I usually associate with fine art. But that’s what Wilder is challenging here. If everything can be art, so can chips. It’s a gag - a pun. An art laugh. So after enjoying some fine art, you can enjoy some chips. 

Ask yourself which is better, art or Utz? Tough call.

Stay tuned for Part II, In Conversation with Carolyn Wilder, premiering October 12.