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Guernica Reproduction Covered At UN |
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by artdaily.com via Michael Feltes
Email: mfeltes (nospam) shimer.edu (verified) |
04 Feb 2003
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Guernica Reproduction Covered at UN
NEW YORK.- The "Guernica" work by Pablo Picasso at the entrance of the Security Council of the United Nations has been covered with a curtain. The reason for covering this work is that this is the place where diplomats make statements to the press and have this work as the background. |
Guernica Reproduction Covered at UN
NEW YORK.- The "Guernica" work by Pablo Picasso at the entrance of the Security Council of the United Nations has been covered with a curtain. The reason for covering this work is that this is the place where diplomats make statements to the press and have this work as the background. The Picasso work features the horrors of war. On January 27 a large blue curtain was placed to cover the work.
Fred Eckhard, press secretary of the U.N. said: "It is an appropriate background for the cameras." He was questioned as to why the work had been covered.
A diplomat stated that it would not be an appropriate background if the ambassador of the United States at the U.N. John Negroponte, or Powell, talk about war surrounded with women, children and animals shouting with horror and showing the suffering of the bombings.
This work is a reproduction of the Guernica that was donated by Nelson A. Rockefeller to the U.N. in 1985. |
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Re: Guernica Reproduction Covered At UN |
by Sue
myrrj (nospam) bellsouth.net (unverified) |
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07 Feb 2003
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For Peace and Against Censorship in the ARTS.
Please read, distribute and protest by sending folks at UN a copy of Guernica with a message like:
Peace through Peaceful Means: let the inspections work. Insist that US give evidence to inspectors so inspections can work. Containment and Continuous Investigation.
The UN has covered a tapestry reproduction of Picasso's Guernica for Colin Powell's visit and speech because it gives "too much a mixed message."
See Maureen Dowd's column, today, NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/opinion/05DOWD.html
To call in protest: UN phone number:(212) 963-4475
To email: UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRATION:
inquiries (at) un.org
areca (at) unhcr.ch
unsco (at) palnet.com
ecu (at) un.org
coi (at) un.org
webadmin.hchr (at) unog.ch
Security council members:
france (at) un.int
Chinamission_un (at) fmprc.gov.cn
mexico (at) un.int
chile (at) un.int
contact (at) germany-un.org
Pakistan (at) un.int
spain (at) spainemb.org
rusun (at) un.int
usa (at) un.int
IPRD (at) mfa.government.bg
syria (at) un.int
Guinea (at) un.int
Cameroon (at) un.int
uk (at) un.int
Thanks, Sue
www.louisvillepeace.org
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