STOP NATO: ¡NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Sopranos fanatics, this one is for you. Tony Soprano's autographed Suburban is available for purchase on eBayTM. James Gandolfini has personally signed the vehicle. Find this and over 800 other Sopranos items for sale on eBay. http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/ebay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > My letter to the Ontario College of Art & Design re. cat skinning exhibit > > >From : "Nancy A. Hey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject : Re: Canadian Artist Skins Cat > Date : Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:22:18 -0400 > > Ron Shuebrook, President > Ontario College of Art & Design > 100 McCaul Street > Toronto, Ontario > M5T 1W1 > > Dear Mr. Shuebrook: > > I am appalled at your refusal to denounce the act of Mr. Jesse Power and Mr. > Anthony Ryan Wennekers, who were charged on May 30 with cruelty to animals > and mischief for skinning a cat and videotaping the act to sell as "art". > > To attribute artistic value to such an act of gratuitous cruelty sends a > very twisted message to the public - that the killing and torture of animals > is acceptable. This is certainly not a message that we should want to send, > in a world where we should be protecting the rights of helpless creatures > who can not speak out for their own rights. > > Art is supposed to promote beauty, and encourage sensitivity in people. The > work of Mr. Power and Mr. Wennekers does just the opposite. To allow them > to exhibit their work in your gallery is an insult to all the truly talented > artists in the world, and reflects very poorly on the prestige of your > institution. > > I sincerely hope that these two disturbed individuals get the maximum > sentence of two years in prison for their horrendous act. > > I urge you to heed the words of Cathy GordonMarsh, a local artist who says > "I am very willing to say it is not art for the reason that it includes an > unwilling partner". > > I will encourage all of my friends in Canada to boycott your gallery until > you get rid of Mr. Power's and Mr. Wennekers' tasteless exhibit. > > Sincerely, > Nancy A. Hey > Hyattsville, MD > USA > > _____________ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
