Friends,
fortunately the things have not gone farther, in the one which concerns
to the
exhibition " Axis of Evil: the secret history of sin" according to
an email of its curator, the artist Miguel Hern�ndez de Luna, the exhibition
"is no secret any more, as a headline had previously mentioned. No ones going
to jail and none of the work has been confiscated.". The exhibition has the
support of the authorities of the Columbia College and had received a massive
diffusion in the mediums. In his words: "The show is doing what it is supposed
to do: question our times."
However, we know that the first that the anti-democratic governments make is
attack the liberty of expression repressing the free course of the ideas in the
mediums of communication and,
above all, in the art and the culture. For it, I think, we have to be attentive
to
everything the one which occurs in this sense. Otherwise, we could lose our
supreme law: liberty.
Fraternally,
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Amigos,
al parecer las cosas no han pasado a mayores, en lo que concierne a la
exhibici�n "El Eje del Mal:la Historia Confidencial del Pecado". De acuerdo a
correo electr�nico de su curador, el
artista Miguel Hern�ndez de Luna, la muestra "ya ha dejado de confidencial como
lo afirmara un titular de prensa previamente difundido. Ninguna persona fue
encarcelado ni se ha confiscado ninguna obra". La muestra cuenta con el apoyo
de las autoridades del Columbia College y ha
recibido una difusi�n masiva en los medios.En sus palabras: "La exposici�n est�
haciendo lo que se supuso que har�a: cuestionar nuestro tiempo".
Sin embargo, todos sabemos que lo primero que hacen los gobiernos
anti-democr�ticos es atacar la libertad de expresi�n reprimiendo el libre curso
de las ideas en los medios de comunicaci�n y,
sobre todo, en el arte y la cultura. Por ello, creo, tenemos que estar atentos
a todo lo que ocurra en este sentido. De lo contrario, podr�amos perder nuestro
bien preciado: la libertad.
Fraternalmente,
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Stamp art show not so secret now - April 13, 2005
BY NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts Reporter
News that the Secret Service visited a Columbia College art exhibit caused a
spike in gallery visitors Tuesday, drawing about 150 curious art seekers to the
South Loop gallery. Exhibit curator Michael Hernandez de Luna called the public
response
overwhelming to "Axis of Evil, the Secret History of Sin," a collection of
sharply political artwork on fake sheets of stamps.
Two Secret Service agents visited the gallery Thursday just before its public
opening, responding to a citizen complaint about some of the pieces.
They followed with a phone call asking specifically about the artist who
created "Patriot Act," a fake sheet of stamps picturing President Bush with a
gun pointing at him.
'We ... respect artistic freedoms'
The artist, Al Brandtner, was not returning phone calls. On Tuesday, the Glass
Curtain Gallery at 1104 S. Wabash bustled with viewers all day, compared with
the two dozen or so people who visited Monday before news of the government
visit broke.
U.S. Secret Service spokesman Jonathan Cherry said he doesn't know if the
inquiry is complete but no artwork has been confiscated.
"We certainly respect artistic freedoms, but the Secret Service also has the
responsibility to look into exhibits or statements when
necessary. In this instance we've done just that," Cherry said. "The Secret
Service hasn't confiscated any artwork or questioned anyone against their
wishes; we just need to ensure as best we can that this is nothing more than
artwork with a political statement."
Hernandez said the incident has generated a good discussion on the artwork and
the political statements of the show. The exhibit
features work from 47 artists who are not affiliated with Columbia.
Artists' reaction? 'They love it'
Hernandez said Columbia received some e-mails calling the exhibit unpatriotic
or un-American. But most of the responses were positive, he said. Hernandez
didn't expect Brandtner to make any public statements. He said a few artists
shunned the media and government attention but nearly all the artists embraced
it.
"They love it. They knew what they were getting into," Hernandez said.
A mother and son browsing the exhibit Tuesday had different perspectives. Lynne
Sward, a Virginia artist, called the
exhibit "provocative, clever and humorous."
Her son, Scottt Sward -- a Chicago resident who collects stamps -- said some
pieces "make my stomach upset." The stamp sheets mocking the pope, Catholicism
and its issues with abuse by priests were over the top, he said. "I feel funny
about it. I find some of it disturbing," he said. "I'm Catholic; you don't want
to think about that all the time with our
religion."
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-axis13.html
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La exposici�n de sellos ya no es m�s un secreto - 13 de abril de 2005
Por NATASHA KORECKI, reportera de la Corte Federal
Las noticias de que el Servicio Secreto visit� la galer�a del Columbia College
caus� expectativas en las visitas el martes y atrajeron a m�s de 150 curiosos
investigadores de arte en la South Loop Gallery.
El curador de la exhibici�n, Michael Hern�ndez de Luna, mencion� como
abrumadora la respuesta del p�blico, una colecci�n de obras de arte correo,
mayormente pol�ticas en hojas de sellos de correo ficticios.
Dos agentes del Servicio Secreto visitaron la galer�a el jueves, momentos antes
de su inauguraci�n p�blica en respuesta a la queja de un ciudadano sobre
algunas de las obras.
Siguieron con una llamada telef�nica preguntando espec�ficamente sobre el
artista
que cre� "Patriota Act�a", una hoja de sellos de correos ap�crifa en donde se
ve al presidente
Bush con una arma apunt�ndole.
'Nosotros.... respetamos las libertades art�sticas�
El artista, Al Brandtner, no devolvi� las llamadas telef�nicas.
El portavoz del Servicio Secreto de los EEUU, Jonathan Cherry dijo que no sabe
si
la investigaci�n se complet� pero que no se ha confiscado ninguna obra.
"Ciertamente respetamos las libertades art�sticas, pero el Servicio Secreto
tambi�n
tiene la responsabilidad de observar las exhibiciones o declaraciones cuando es
necesario. En esta instancia s�lo hemos hecho eso", dijo Cherry. "El Servicio
Secreto no ha confiscado ninguna obra ni interrog� contrariando los deseos de
nadie; nosotros s�lo necesitamos asegurarnos, como mejor podamos, que �sto es
otra cosa que una obra con intenci�n pol�tica."
Hern�ndez dijo que el incidente ha generado una gran discusi�n en la red de
artistas y declaraciones pol�ticas sobre la muestra. La exhibici�n incluye
trabajos de 47 artistas que no est�n vinculados al Columbia College.
�La reacci�n de los artistas? 'Ellos est�n encantados'.
Hern�ndez dijo que Columbia College recibi� unos e-mails llamando a la
exposici�n de antipatri�tica o anti-americana. Pero la mayor parte de las
reacciones fueron positivas. Hern�ndez no esper� a Brandtner para hacer
declaraciones p�blicas. Dijo que algunos artistas escapan de los medios de
comunicaci�n y de la atenci�n del gobierno pero casi todos las aceptaron.
"A ellos les encanta. Supieron que lo estaban logrando" dijo Hern�ndez.
Una madre y su hijo que visitaban la exhibici�n el martes ten�an diferentes
perspectivas. Lynne Sward, una artista de Virginia, catalog� a la exhibici�n
"provocativa, h�bil y divertida".
Su hijo, Scottt Sward -un residente de Chicago que colecciona sellos de correo-
dijo que algunas piezas "le dieron vuelta el est�mago". Las hojas de sellos
ap�crifos se r�en del Papa, del catolicismo y su emisiones sobre el abuso
sexual de sacerdotes alcanzan la cima, dijo. "Me divierto con ello. Encuentro
que algunos de ellos son perturbadores", dijo. "Soy
cat�lico; no quiero pensar acerca todo el tiempo en nuestra religi�n".
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-axis13.html
An artwork containing mock 37-cent stamps showing President Bush with a
revolver pointed at his head is part of an exhibit at Columbia College's Glass
Curtain Gallery titled "Axis of Evil, the Secret History of Sin" Tuesday,
April, 12, 2005 in Chicago. The exhibit captured the attention of the Secret
Service who sent agents to inspect the works last week according to gallery
officials. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Una obra conteniendo sellos de correo ficticios de 37 centavos que escarnecen
la imagen del presidente Bush con un rev�lver apuntando a su cabeza es parte de
una exhibici�n en la Columbia College's Glass Curtain Gallery titulada "Eje del
Mal, la Historia Confidencial del Pecado", martes, 12 de abril, 2005 en
Chicago. La exhibici�n llam� la atenci�n del Servicio Secreto que envi� agentes
a inspeccionar las obras la semana pasada seg�n fuentes oficiales de la
galer�a. (AP Fotograf�a/ M. Spencer Verde)
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