What if, instead of using a goldfish in a blender, the artist used little children inside a nice playground with plexyglas windows. On the outside, you put a big red button marked "toxic gas release". Voila! A social commentary on how the big industries are ruining the planet by killing our children. Even better, without our support (our pressing of the button), theses industries could not thrive and would cease production.

You have a) something beautiful, b) you make people realize that we have a responsibility for life on this planet. Since I'm sure that someone would eventually press that button, we have c) something very telling of our society that there are actually people who would consciously abuse that responsibility. Oh, and since it's Art, don't you dare dismiss my example.

I'll give you one thing though, he got his point across. But I always thought that the end didn't justify the means. The fact that people think otherwise is also very telling of our society.

Btw, where I live, failure to help another person in danger is a crime. Granted, people aren't fish...

On a side note, how on earth did you find this thread? :)