KILLINGS in the name of art?

[secondlina]

If the last post was feminist, this one is definitly humanist!
A so-called contemporary artist called Guillermo Vargas Habacuc from Costa Rica - made an installation piece where he took a dog from the street and caused it to suffer and starve to death in the name of Art. He tied up the dog in the gallery and let it die of hunger, telling the gallery viewers to not feed it or help it. And the dog died in the gallery.

I'm outraged that the artist would do this; and worse that the viewers would let it happen, and even that the contemporary art society would give him a grant to DO IT AGAIN!

I'M F*CK**G SERIOUS!

This is disgusting. Really, really disgusting. The worse part, being a person with an art training, I totally understand WHY he did it, the symbolism behind it and why it could be art. Because in history, art like this was produced and was important. But I think in our day and time, you don't do shit like this anymore. Or at least, no to another living creature. I hope the humane society is all over this.

There's even another blog about a petition:
http://guillermohabacucvargas.blogspot.com/

Really, what a way to give artists a bad name.

-Secondlina

 

Comments

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

The guy needs to be arrested for animal abuse and the owners of the gallery as well. The gallery needs to be shut down and sic PETA on his butt. How utterly horrible!! *hugs her kitties*

It's not art, it's murder. What if he did that to a human being? That's the true mark of a psychopath right there.