Για το βιβλίο και την περιβαλλοντική εκπαίδευση

28/3/08

Τα όρια της τέχνης


In 2007, Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, a so called "artist" took a stray dog off the street, tied it to a short cord attached to the wall of an art gallery and left it there so that it died slowly of hunger and thirst. Over several days, visitors of the art gallery bore witness to this travesty and did nothing. Finally this poor, innocent animal died of starvation. Does this seem right to you? Does it seem like "art"?
Unfortunately this is not the end, the prestigious Central American Biennial of Art decided, incomprehensibly, that the cruelty this animal suffered was indeed "art", and so, Guillermo Vargas Habacuc has been invited to repeat his cruel action in the Biennial in 2008.
WE MUST PREVENT IT! Please sign here: http://www.petitiononline.com/13031953/ (it is not necessary to pay, or register, or anything dangerous, and is worth the trouble) to demand that this man is not congratulated and rewarded for such a cruel act. The petition is in Spanish and basically says that this kind of behaviour must not be tolerated.
It is very easy, takes 10 seconds and is safe, if we waste time forwarding rubbish with cute kittens on it , we should be able to take a moment to ensure that another innocent animal will not suffer the same fate as the dog in the picture.
PS: if you put the name of the artist (Guillermo Vargas Habacuc) into Google you will find lots more information about this horrendous act.