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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Visual Art Re: Meanwhile in India

Posted by Jen Graves on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 2:21 PM

Here's why that press image reminds you of Goya, Christopher. The arm gestures, the disaster in front, the authorities on the right.

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On a day with news like today's from Mumbai, Goya is almost the only artist to turn to. Here's a great web site with images of all 80 of his cutting Caprichos. Here are some of his Disasters of War.

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Goya's images do capture the horror and choas of war and revolution. In the current case in Mumbai the protagonists/antagonists are reversed. It is now a case of armed revolutionaries who are killing a defenseless elite.
Posted by inkweary on November 26, 2008 at 3:12 PM
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Defenseless?

I don't think so.

Oh, and for those wondering why they used boats too, it's an island. A marshy one - go watch Slumdog Millionaire and learn something about the city.
Posted by Will in Seattle on November 26, 2008 at 3:50 PM
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I think being an unarmed tourist in a luxury hotel during a well-coordinated attack by armed revolutiionaries is a pretty good example of being a defenseless elite.

Thanks, but I prefer to learn something about a city by talking to people who live or have traveled there and then go there myself. It seems I may have to forego traveling there this winter.
Posted by inkweary on November 26, 2008 at 4:16 PM
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Now it's 900 wounded. Just because it was a five star hotel, doesn't mean the tourists deserved it.
Posted by elswinger on November 26, 2008 at 4:59 PM
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celebrate DIVERSHITTY
Posted by Divershitty is Awesome on November 27, 2008 at 8:38 PM

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