You know when you see it, something that is so bad, that it is really good.

Something that defies categorization, something that you want to say is terrible, but you

just cannot stop looking at it.

Like this painting, I'm staring at right now, it's called Ferret in a brothel.

And to me, it looks like these brown velvet curtains have been open suddenly, revealing

the surprised grey Ferret, who has this little black bow on its head, and it's standing

next to a gramophone with musical notes floating out of it.

And the Ferret's eyes are looking in two different directions, but one of them is definitely

looking at me.

Okay, and the next painting, Medusa Fries Fish, which, true to its title, is a painting

of a wild haired woman holding a frying pan over a flame that looks like a pile of French

fries.

In the pan is this little blue fish, and this fish actually looks more like a miniature

beluga whale, but it has this look on its face that I can't get over.

Despite being fried, the fish is looking up at Medusa with this happy little grin.

What in the actual f*** is going on?

I'm Dylan Thoris, and this is Atlas of Skira, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible

and wondrous places.

Today, we're visiting the Museum of Bad Art in Somerville, Massachusetts.

What makes it so bad is what makes it so good.

The story of the museum, after this.

Back in 1982, a guy named John Gedritis decided to take in our class.

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