Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Shepherd Fairey Exhibit at the ICA

You Must Obey

That seems to be the writing on the wall of the exhibit.

The recall.....
George Orwell, Big Brother is Watching You.

But, Obama is good......

Obey....Make Art Not War...sounds teutonic.
I make art as a pleasing activity to do....Obey ....Make Art Not War

But Obama is changing the face of our nation to work...
Well, after walking around in this exhibit ...and seeing what was a radical
underground, hard to access event of radical expressions through art...I said...
Well, Obama is good...and those intricate Byzantine patterns in the background
of all of his posters seem to say....Face it! The world changed
Well...the Islamic Art and the People with Burkas on look o.k. I am not afraid

Well...I 'll Obey....
Work is better than war...I don't mind work...
But Gee....Make Art not War on command...gee....
ma...couldn't I just make art voluntarily?

2 comments:

  1. The school of General Studies at Columbia University had open enrollment in the late 1960s
    The revolution included the housing issue
    for minorities who lived in housing on morning side
    heights and who were usurped by the upper echelons
    in the University. It was viewed as not just at
    the time. The late 60s included many freedom riders
    against apartheid in the states.
    Reference to Changing the Face and underground art
    is to say that the exhibit brought those hidden
    secrets to the fore...underground art is over
    the ground

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  2. Dear friend - I'm reading your blog from Florida! You're catching your quick fleeting thoughts about big world meanings... I'm thinking of you! - Stacie

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