The art of terror

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 10/06/2002 | Charles Paul Freund

[Pokey78]

Damien Hirst, one of Britain's most celebrated artists, told the BBC last month that the Sept. 11 attacks were "visually stunning" artworks and that the perpetrators "need congratulating." He's sorry for that now.

"I value human life."

Meanwhile, as Hirst was slapping al Qaeda on its collective back, a New Zealand artist named Gail Haffern was telling the Auckland art press that the destruction of the World Trade Center while filled with people was "wonderful .

[William McKinley]

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[El Gato]

I wonder how these "artists" will like "Baghdad in Glass".

[Jabba the Nutt]

"Seeing murder as art is nothing new. The writer and opium-eater Thomas De Quincey identified murder as a fine art in 1827."

One of the more interesting and recent theories about Jack the Ripper, is that it was an artist, whose later painting included knowledge only known to the police and the killer. Sorry, can't remember the guys name.

ART has embraced barbarism decades ago, which is one reason, why ART hasn't produced anything worthwhile in decades.

[The Great Satan]

In Iraq, torture is considered an art form, too. Think about that.

[buffyt]

I have a degree in art and I sometimes think nothing good has been produced in centuries.....

[Jabba the Nutt]

I have a degree in Political Science. Now, I believe that there is no such thing as Political Science. You can study Politics or Economics or Political Economy (the study of the effect of politics on the economy).