Thursday, October 22, 2009

Art and Torture: Vinegar and Oil


What is the purpose of art?
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Surely, it's not made for torture.
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It seems like a no brainer: Art and torture really do not go together. And that's what many of today's artists are saying.
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Artists, in this case, musicians, are rallying together to demand the US government to release the names of the songs used as torture at Guatanamo Bay.
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As Roseanne Cash stated in the Washington Post's provocative article: "It seems so obvious. Music should never be used as torture."
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It is truly disgusting to think that an artist's work was used to torture another human being.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

R.I.P. Nancy Spero (1926-2009)




Friday, October 9, 2009

Age is just a number

There is an imperceptible line between conceptual art and creative writing.
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Conceptual art drips with metaphor and is soaked in narrative.
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But the best thing about being a writer instead of an artist is that your birthdate is not published in a catalog!