banned 'monkey bush' painting now on NY C billboard

[donsu]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041221/us_nm/arts_bush_monkeys_dc_1


A portrait of President Bush using monkeys to form his image that was banished from a New York art show last week amid charges of censorship was projected on a giant billboard in Manhattan on Tuesday.

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Animal Magazine, a quarterly arts publication that had organized the month-long show, said anonymous donors had paid for the picture to be posted on a giant digital billboard over the entrance to the Holland Tunnel, used by thousands of commuters traveling between Manhattan and New Jersey.

The original picture will be auctioned on eBay, with part of the proceeds donated to parents of U.S. soldiers wishing to supply their sons and daughters with body armor in Iraq.

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Organizers expect more than 400,000 drivers to see the billboard each day for the next month.
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[Karenca]

1. I love my city :)) !!!!!!!! nt

[mr_hat]

4. NYFC

Steve Earle and Allison Moorer

[tridim]

2. Is there a picture anywhere?

I've heard this story a few times and they never show the actual image.

[pnutchuck]

6. Here

sorry it's in French, but that's where I am and I wanted to get you the pic fast http://fr.news.yahoo.com/041222/85/46ygh.html

[Career Prole]

9. Merci beaucoups! n/t

[pnutchuck]

3. the name of the painting is Bush Monkeys

and I love NYC, Holland Tunnel how perfect!

[rkc3]

5. It's nice to see it's now posted on a billboard.

I doubt if 400,000 people would have seen it at the art show. Countless millions will see it thanks to Yahoo! as well.

And it's great slap in the face to the admin that the sale of the painting will go to body armor.

Now all we need is a bake sale to go along with this.

[Career Prole]

7. Now that's what I call an exhibition!!

I hope the dope that made them take it down in the gallery has to drive by it every day. :thumbsup:

[umtalal]

8. Stories like this gives me hope in this country. GO NEW YORK. n/t

[jobycom]

10. Guess they squelched THAT freedom of expression

I love it when oppresion backfires.