Sure, some people can absolutely elevate trolling by another name into art, but by not incorporating skill or emotional expression into the definition you’re accepting that tweens yelling slurs at the internet is art because it becomes solely about provoking a response.
Is David Thorne not doing a kind of performance art here? He’s being deliberately obtuse, and he’s turned it into comedy.
Sure, some people can absolutely elevate trolling by another name into art, but by not incorporating skill or emotional expression into the definition you’re accepting that tweens yelling slurs at the internet is art because it becomes solely about provoking a response.