Lateral Thinking Puzzles - third time is best!

The thing that he does—does it involve audience participation?
Is it musical?

Neither of these

Is he a comedian?

I’m 99% sure I know what you’re talking about. Knowing the reference I wouldn’t be puzzled. Not sure why you think I’d be angry.

Yes, of a sort

Imagine a situation in which you couldn’t know the reference, though.

Is the performance something people had to buy tickets for? Something they would have chosen/planned to attend? A street performance?

Was the performer trying to make a moral or social point using the objects?

Was there some riddle the audience was supposed to figure out?

Were the objects supposed to represent something other than what they literally physically were?

Were they examples of some kind of failure?

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Was this a sales pitch?
Were the lumps supposed to be something else, but something went wrong?

Neither of these.

Yeah, these things are frustrating when you already know the answer. I’m pretty sure I do, too.

Are these items a rebus?

Is this a true story?

If so, did it happen in the USA?

Was the intent to anger the audience?

Physical objects or images?

If images, photos?

No

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So, this little tableau described above. Was it part of a larger performance or event that included other performers and props?

It was just the image.

Was it a display in a museum?
Maybe a wax museum?

Not a museum exhibit.

Was this on a TV episode?
Was this an illustration?
Was this part of a game?
If so, did the artist think the answer was easy to grasp?

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Is this a well-known artist?
Was he a surrealist?