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Performance art, similar to much contemporary craftsmanship, can be hard to get it. Especially if you feel that there is some authoritative message that needed to be acquired. Performance art is not a coded message should be interpreted. The craftsman may have had an idea as a primary concern when they created the work, yet it's not essential to comprehend what that idea was to welcome the final product.
Perhaps the best thing about going to craftsmanship school is being instructed in visual proficiency.