Marcus Coates' "art" does not fall under a certain category. While watching the video in class of what he does, I found it somewhat funny but very strange. Coates' main goal is to answer people's questions through his art, which includes him contacting the 'lower world', meaning animals, and speaking to them. While contacting the animals (mostly birds or other animals that live near him), he wears their fur, as seen in this photo. And when Coates 'returns', he attempts to translate for his audience as best he can. After watching this video, I did not consider this art. I was unsure as to how Coates came up with this sort of performance or whatever you may call it.
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