Monday, February 27, 2006
He's baaaack...
Back in November of '04, I reposted an Honest Reporting report on the showing of some Palestinian 'art' at a public facility in Westchester County, New York. Please see that original post here: HonestReporting: Palestinian 'Art' Exhibit.
The show has pieces honoring suicide bombers and demonizing Jews like that of Sharon above. You can see the entire exhibit (no idea if the whole thing is travelling or not) here, at the web site for Birzeit University.
In any case, according to The Arab American News, the show is coming back -- this time to New York City: Exhibition of contemporary Palestinian art
...Palestinian artists, like their peers in Europe and the United States, are thoroughly contemporary, but with a significant difference - the Palestinian artist is deeply concerned with the historical fate of the Palestinian people and issues of life, death, freedom and justice...
Dates March 14th-April 22nd, 2006. Open Tuesday to Saturday noon to 6.00 pm. Admission is free.
An opening reception will be held Thursday, March 16th, 2006. 6.00 pm-9.00 pm. The Bridge Gallery is at 521 West 26th Street, 3rd Floor (between 11th and 12th Aves) New York, NY Tel: 646-584-9098
