Sherry Chandler » Nothing more than a statement
Nothing more than a statement
from the Chicago Sun-Times:
Organizers of a politically charged art exhibit at Columbia College’s Glass Curtain Gallery thought their show might draw controversy.
But they didn’t expect two U.S. Secret Service agents would be among the show’s first visitors.
The agents turned up Thursday evening, just before the public opening of “Axis of Evil, the Secret History of Sin,” and took pictures of some of the art pieces — including “Patriot Act,” showing President Bush on a mock 37-cent stamp with a revolver pointed at his head.
The agents asked what the artists meant by their work and wanted museum director CarolAnn Brown to turn over the names and phone numbers of all the artists. They wanted to hear from the exhibit’s curator, Michael Hernandez deLuna, within 24 hours, she said.
“They just want to make sure it isn’t something more than a statement,” Brown said.
I picked this link up from Informed Comment.
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1 Comment
1. Terry replies at 15th April 2005, 2:06 pm :
That’s horrifying, Sherry. Downright Stormtrooper-esque.
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