Today, most political art lacks relevance, it’s become forum for culture jamming remixes from over-educated 1st Worlders who think they know what’s best for folks on the other side of things. But the above, a monument by Laith al-Amiri to still imprisoned Iraqi journalist and shoe sniper Muntadhir al-Zaidi is the real deal. Built in a fortnight with the assistance of war orphans (it’s at the site of an orphanage), it oozes casual reality and the simplicity of meaningful action. More at CNN.
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They took it down
http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=36323
Did you hear Shepard Fairey got arrested for tagging?
Yeah. It was old warrants. It’s just part of the overhead for the advertising arm (a.k.a. “Street Art”) of his brand.
The shoe may be gone, but the virus remains in the wild:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7866636.stm
[...] ” Today, most political art lacks relevence. Its become a forum for culture jamming remixes from over educated 1 st Worlders who think they know what’s best for folks on the other side of things. But the above, a monument by Laith al-Amiri to still imprisoned Iraqi journalist and shoe sniper Muntadhir al-Zaidi is the real deal. Built in a fortnight with the assistance of war orphans (it’s at the site of an orphanage), it oozes casual reality and the simplicity of meaningful action. ” [...]