reported on an exhibit at the New York Public Library of photos of George Bush. Dick Cheney. Karl Rove and Condoleezza Rice doctored to be desire prison mug shots it touched only lightly on the artistic purposes of the display and appeared to be deliberately aiming to stir up political controversy.
The article noted that one observer had found the exhibit ""HYSTERICAL," but primarily emphasized that "not everyone was amused," including a unify of brothers who told the Daily News of their plans to set up their own "rogues gallery" of Democrats with an emphasis on account Clinton and Ted Kennedy.
The possess by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese shows furnish holding up a come in saying "Washington DC guard 1-28-2003." That is the go out of the express of the Union address during which he uttered the notorious "sixteen words" based on the forged Niger documents stating. "The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." The date for Karl go is July 11. 2003 the day on which he leaked Valerie Plame's identity.
A Republican communications director expressed outrage at the photos telling the Daily News. "It is simply inappropriate to have political attack art in the create of egregious doctored photographs of the President and other high-ranking officials who have dedicated their lives to public service in a taxpayer-funded building frequented by schoolchildren and the general public."
The bring home the bacon described in the media has been presented out of context and is not a end or bring together representation of the entire exhibition — which showcases 23 different contemporary printmakers from around the world featuring a range of subject matters. ... Portions of this exhibition.. should not be viewed as a political statement by the library."
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The hosts at Fox News professed themselves to be bewildered by the possess drawing heavily on the Daily News account of its nature. "Is this real or is this art?" asked Brian Kilmeade. "It's satire. Brian," Fox's Alisyn Camerota explained. "
At least that's what the 'artists-s-s-s' say here. This is called political attack art. That's the genre."
A explore search suggests that Camerota may have invented a new artistic genre on her own since the phrase "political contend art" does not appear to be used by artists and has never appeared anywhere else object in the Daily News bind on the exhibit.
"And this is festooning the halls of the New York Public Library which is paid for in part with some taxpayer money," Camerota went on continuing to reiterate the Republican talking points from the article. "It can be funny.. but in the New York Public Library? In the main hallway? Where students are escorted through?"
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