12.13.2004

Bush Monkey

How can I best explain this: if you look at this painting from far away, it's Dubya. If you look closer, it's monkeys. I'm not making this up.
Twenty-three-year-old painter Christopher Savido poses with his painting 'Bush Monkeys,' a portrait of President Bush, at the Animal gallery on New York City's Lower East Side, December 13, 2004. The portrait of Bush using monkeys to form his image led to the closure of a New York art exhibition over the weekend and anguished protests on Monday over freedom of expression. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

Well, of course, this has created a bit of an uproar. This painting was featured in an art show in NYC (Chelsea, no less). Some dude got his knickers in a bunch, and what was supposed to be a month-long show, has closed down. That's kinda messed up, no?
New York Art Shuttered After Bush Monkey Portrait
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