Yes, it is the same (the title of the exhibition and the title of the  
book have some variations, but it is the same artwork).

Reid

On Saturday, April 16, 2005, at 03:32 PM, ben wrote:

>
> i was told it was / is the same book,
> maybe someone else can confirm ?
>
> would love to see this collection.
>
> best,
> b.saved
>
> On Apr 16, 2005, at 8:53 AM, Tamara Tornado wrote:
>
>>
>> Is this exhibition connected with the book, "Axis of Evil" of artist
>> stamps?
>>
>> --- [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> 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
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>> -
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>> -
>> -----------------------------------------------
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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