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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! 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