Auschwitz Dolls on Stage, Who Owns the Holocaust? and Did Michelangelo Sell Out to the Vatican?
February 13th, 2007 by Menachem Wecker
A fascinating theater set, that calls upon actors to move through the Auschwitz set, pictured, “complete with overcrowded barracks, a railway track, an “Arbeit Macht Frei” gateway, barbed wire, and thousands of 3″ tall handmade puppets.” The actors become “like giant war reporters, filming the horrific events with miniature cameras; the audience becomes the witness.”
[we make money not art]
“Does the presence of money diminish our creativity? The Sistine Chapel was a commissioned work. Was Michelangelo less of an artist for taking the Vatican’s money? Some would argue painting the Pope into a fresco is more noble then putting a Ford in your Bond movie. Some wouldn’t. We’re not here to decide. After all, ‘We sold our soul and it feels great.’” Thus spake Mother. [Design Observer]
The Klezmatics are now Grammyful; Matisyahu, without a Grammy. [Jewlicious]
A really provocative image of Passover, perhaps toying with slavery and poverty. [religious imagery in culture]
Who owns the Holocaust (or at least can claim bragging rights in ads)? [FailedMessiah]
Sex and the City of Art. “Where does art stop and pornography begin? Should we impose an age limit for a sexually explicit show?” [Guardian]
Not to be left out, an Indian museum adds its own touch to SATC, with an HIV/AIDS museum. [Scientific American]
Six Points Fellows anounced.
500-year-old Indian manuscripts were vandalised at Woolgoolga’s Raj Mahal Indian Cultural Centre. The weapon of choice for the destruction? A 200-year-old king’s sword. [The Hindu]