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* In ''PerdidoStreetStation'' by China Miéville the character Lin is a khepri (basically a human woman with a large beetle for a head) artist. Her art consists of chewing colored sticks and extruding a resin of some sort out of the back of her beetle head's body and using the beetle's hind legs to form it into statues. She's commissioned by [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman the (arguably) human]] Mr. Motley to create a sculpture of himself.

** ''Stealing Memory'', a piece of DLC, involves going into someone's art gallery. Kasumi, your companion, can remark on various pieces, saying for instance that Asari go wild for ancient Egyptian relics, and being disparaging towards an abstract turian work.

** In [[StargateAtlantis Atlantis]], Teyla really has a thing for popcorn. She and Ronan, however, do not seem to understand the attraction of TV.

* In ''Perdido Street Station'' by China Miéville the character Lin is a khepri (basically a human woman with a large beetle for a head) artist. Her art consists of chewing colored sticks and extruding a resin of some sort out of the back of her beetle head's body and using the beetle's hind legs to form it into statues. She's commissioned by [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman the (arguably) human]] Mr. Motley to create a sculpture of himself.

* In ''Perdido Street Station'' by China Miéville the character Lin is a khepri (basically a human woman with a large beetle for a head) artist. Her art consists of chewing colored sticks and extruding a resin of some sort out of the back of her beetle head's body and using the beetle's hind legs to form it into shapes. She's commissioned by the (arguably) human Mr. Motley to create a sculpture of himself.

** It's been said the french consider Jerry Lewis a comedic genius because they like to think of all americans as bumbling buffoons and love his portayal of them as such. Perhaps aliens feel the same about humans in general?
* Somewhat averted in the 2001 sci-fi-themed management sim {{Startopia}} when your AI assistant VAL sends you the following random message:
-> VAL: "I keep forgetting, you can't hear ultrasound. Pity, you miss out on a lot of good karmaraman music."

* QuentynQuinnSpaceRanger shows how one can appreciate art intended for senses one doesn't have, using [[http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00053.html a robot and an ice cream sundae.]]

* Usually averted in OrionsArm due to all aliens being of the [[StarfishAliens Starfish]] variety. In fact many Terragen clades find it difficult to appreciate each other's art. The To'ul'h tradition of Polmusic, essentially political debate mixed with opera somehow, is completely lost on most terragens.

*** Of course, when you consider that the rest of the major species are slugs that absorb nutrients from liquids (Yeerks), Centaurs with no mouths (Andalites), Bark Eating Lizards (Hork-Bajir) and Centapedes that are ExtremeOmnivores to NightmareFuel degrees (Taxxons), Human's are very likely the only race that has dedicated taste-buds and the ability to make food taste good.

In the series, Cathy can't understand how Matt can watch something as violent as ''The Three Stooges'', and recommends a really great movie...''The Love Bug''.

** ''Lost Memory'', a piece of DLC, involves going into someone's art gallery. Kasumi, your companion, can remark on various pieces, saying for instance that Asari go wild for ancient Egyptian relics, and being disparaging towards an abstract turian work.

* While not alien in the sci-fi sense, There are [[http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_i_0?rh=i%3Apopular%2Ck%3Awhale+song&keywords=whale+song&ie=UTF8&qid=1274350917 hundreds of CD's]] dedicated just to whale and dolphin songs, So someone out there must appreciate them.

** So the alien managed to build a craft capable of traveling through the vacuum of space without ever noticing that a vacuum doesn't conduct heat? You can't even build a * steam engine* without an understanding of heat transfer and basic thermodynamics.

* Often in the modern novels from the StarTrekExpandedUniverse. As an example, in StarTrekExMachina, the government of Lorina has decorated its public buildings in a wide variety of alien art forms, most of them from the Federation. The public speakers even play Andorian music. One of the art styles on display is Tellarite Erotic Abstract (introduced as part of a CrowningMomentOfFunny in StarTrekMillennium).

* Often in the modern novels from the StarTrekExpandedUniverse. As an example, in StarTrekExMchina, the government of Lorina has decorated its public buildings in a wide variety of alien art forms, most of them from the Federation. The public speakers even play Andorian music. One of the art styles on display is Tellarite Erotic Abstract (introduced as part of a CrowningMomentOfFunny in StarTrekMillennium).

* Usually subverted in OrionsArm due to all aliens being of the [[StarfishAliens Starfish]] variety. In fact many Terragen clades find it difficult to appreciate each other's art.