Mom And Pop Art Analysis

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All things considered, while there are over a hundred documented references to museums throughout The Simpsons (Wikisimpsons, 2017), one particular episode, Mom and Pop Art (Jean 1999), parodies all the above characteristics of a continuously evolving museum culture. Beginning with Homer’s accidental acceptance of the art community as an ‘outsider artist’, Homer exhibits his sculpture made of barbecue pieces and junk. Nevertheless, Homer is unable to progress creatively and Marge takes him to The Springsonian Museum for inspiration. Momentarily setting aside an analysis of his status as ‘outsider artist,’ we can liken The Springsonian to the early developmental phase of museums. Our first sign of a comment about the social identities of museum