Thursday, June 12, 2008
Dumb ASS
A controversial art exhibit was raided and shut down before it could be viewed in NYC yesterday. According to the NY Times blog, "Cityroom," Boston-born performance artist, Yazmany Arboleda, tried to set up a provocative art exhibition in a vacant storefront on West 40th Street in Midtown Manhattan with the title, "The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama." The artist thought his racist views were protected under the Constitution because he was expressing himself through his art. WROOOONG! Not 30 minutes after Arboleda set up the gallery across the street from the New York Times building, police, feds and secret service swooped in to shut the art exhibit down. While police covered the offensive storefront window with brown paper, Arboleda was led away in handcuffs to be 'interrogated'. Arboleda, 27, learned the hard way that freedom has its limits. Later, in an interview, he said, "It's art. It's not supposed to be harmful. It's about character assassination — about how Obama and Hillary have been portrayed by the media." He added, "It's about the media."
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First time here. I like your blog
ReplyDeletewhere are the photos of the anti-hillary stuff in the exhibit. From what I understand it had some horribly sexist and misogynistic images as well. but I guess we are only supposed to be upset about the "assasination" of barack not the "assisination" of hillary. Either way I believe in free speech, particularly with art and it seems an overreaction to shut it down. Art is for people to view and react to, that's the point, opening dialogue. And isn't the artist a person of color making a commentary on how the media has assasinated the characters of hillary and barack? I do like the large chocolate penis though!
ReplyDeleteTracey, these were the only pictures I received.
ReplyDeleteAfter reviewing all the photo's I think Baracks photo's were a little more scathing. Her genitalia wasnt on display nor did they have pictures of her daughter with the heading nappy headed ho.
ReplyDeleteI think the entire exhibit was disturbing and confusing. But I dont think he should have been arrested. I'm a proponent of free speech.
I have to agree, the penis photo got a fourth and fifth look from me.