[NewPacifica] Re: Fw: Petition - please sign - THIS IS NOT ART!



Apparently there was a dog, it was emaciated, and it was tied up in a
gallery--for as long as three hours at a time.  However, it was
apparently emaciated when found (not unusual among stray dogs) and was
being fed by the artist--but not during gallery viewing hours:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Vargas

This petition is just one of many whose circulation on Pacifica lists
illustrates the credulity of many Pacificans and the critical
examination of issues by some Pacificans.  A similar imbalance between
hysterical exhortation and informed analysis can be found in the
on-air programming. 

--Frank LeFever

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--- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "R. Paul Martin" <rpm@...> wrote:
>
> Kevin White wrote:
> 
> > When I google "Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008" all I get is
calls 
> > for a boycott.
> 
> 
> And that raises an eyebrow.
> 
> > I would be more inclined to believe this to be a hoax if there
weren't 
> > pictures of a dog starving to death on a gallery floor.
> >  
> > That can't be faked.
> 
> Of course it can. You're looking at digital images.
> 
> Now I'm not saying that the photographs are faked, but it is 
> possible. Also, the whole thing sounds odd. I would want more 
> information before I signed anything.
> -- 
> http://www.glib.com/
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