We discuss two artworks from chapter one of Ward’s book Ways of Looking: Christian Marclay’s film The Clock (2010) and Martin Creed’s museum piece Work No. 227: The Lights Going On and Off (2000)  Do works of art like these need to provide us with profound insights on topics like life, death, and time?  Or is it enough for them to give us a mild chuckle? (Intro: Traveling in Your Mind (edited) by Loyalty Freak Music, from The Free Music Archive, CC0 1.0 Universal License. Outro: Matter of Interest (edited) by Heavy Links, from The Free Music Archive, CC BY-SA 3.0 license.)

Correction: The Monty Python “Flying Lesson” sketch mentioned by John doesn’t actually contain the line quoted in the podcast title, though it does contain the line “No more buttered scones for me, mummy, I’m off to play the Graaahhhhnd Piaaahhhno.”

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