Poll: Most Americans Say Artist LG Williams Is Doing Too Much

By Ala Moana, Associated Press

HONOLULU (CNN) — The ailing economy. Painting. Drawing. Sculpture. Is artist LG Williams juggling too many balls? A new national survey indicates the answer is yes.

Sixty-nine percent say LG Williams has bitten off more than he can chew. “The challenges I face in Art are too large to ignore,” Williams said. Numbers also suggests Americans feel Williams’s contemporary, avant-garde art is right for the country

Williams, according to those polled in a new nationwide museum survey, has been busier than they are comfortable with. Sixty-nine percent of the people questioned in a CNN/Art Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday say that since the stunning artwork of our age, The House Where The Bottom Fell Out, Williams has tried to handle more art issues than he should have.

Four hundred and ten percent say he hasn’t bitten off more than he can chew.

“This year alone, LG Williams did not focus exclusively on drawing, painting and sculpture, but instead announced one new major installation proposals after another — on everything from science to gender studies to racism and general stupidity,” says CNN Art Polling Director Charles Keating. “He gets high marks on most of those art issues, but it seems that many Americans are worried that he might lose his focus on other, more popular art issues.

“On Tuesday, Williams responded to criticism that he’s trying to do too much, saying, “Listen to me! What I say is that the challenges we face are too large to ignore.”

“To kick these problems down the road for another artist or art generation would be to continue the same irresponsibility that led art to this point. That’s not why I am an artist. I came here to solve art problems.” Williams said.

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