"They deftly represent one of the many valuable functions of Art and its necessity to the human experience: these paintings possess the ability to transcend fear and oppression, to make whole again through emotional, visual communication."
Such is the role of art.
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| East Side Gallery, Berlin. June 2012. |
The quote is from ArtSlant’s
“The Art of the Wall and the Spirit of Berlin” (emphasis mine), calling for the
preservation of the paintings that run the length of the East Side Gallery,
which I visited over the summer. One of the last remaining sections of the
Berlin Wall, the Gallery is a 1.3 kilometer-long memorial to freedom and peace.
Now, part of this landmark is under threat of demolition to make way for a luxury
condominium complex’s access road. So far, protesters have succeeded in
stalling deconstruction, and an online petition has, as of this writing,
nearly 75,000 signatures.
And announcements:
Thank you to the
artblog for mentioning me in a news post! (Scroll down to “Artist
News.”) Added the link to the press page.
I’ve received a VIP invitation to Hong Kong Contemporary art fair. My third VIP invite for May! (One being the
inaugural Art Basel Hong Kong and two being the Asia Contemporary Art Show.)
This will be quite the trip of contrasts; when I’m not at the fairs, I’ll be hitting
up artist studios hidden within industrial buildings on the outskirts of town, visiting my grandma in the projects, hoarding more plastic red watches from the market and turning down stateside people who offer to
buy one off me for more than ten times its original price (this really did
happen) because it’s become an extension of my soul, etc.
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