It’s been a week full of family events, including a trip to the National Gallery, where I cam across this stack of boxes that at one time (and maybe still) contained steel wool scouring pads. There are eight in the pile – you can’t see the ones at the back.

So our Friday question: Is this art?

It really is a matter of opinion.

This “sculpture” was created by acclaimed artist Andy Warhol in 1964. the following year Canadian customs officials questioned whether a shipment of 30 Brillo boxes intended for an exhibition in Toronto were art. They sent a photo to the director of the National Gallery for his opinion. He was sure they were commercial merchandise, not art.

Two years later a new director acquired these for the National Gallery.

Apparently even the experts can disagree on what is art.

Do you have an opinion? Is this a piece of art worth of display in the National Gallery? Or is it just a pile of boxes?