Deep and Profound - Joel-Peter Witkin's best photograph: George W Bush in The Raft of the Medusa

[malaise]

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/feb/18/joel-peter-witkins-best-photograph-george-w-bush-the-raft-of-the-medusa-interview
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This was based on Théodore Géricault’s painting The Raft of the Medusa, which recorded a great tragedy in French history. Géricault depicted the aftermath of a terrible act of cowardice by the Medusa’s captain and his officers. They ran the ship aground off the coast of what is now Mauritania in 1816. When they couldn’t set the frigate free, they took all of the small boats and left more than 140 passengers to fend for themselves on a raft. Only 15 survived, having resorted to cannibalism.

When I saw the painting in the Louvre, I noticed a correlation between that tragedy and the eight years of George W Bush’s administration. I think Bush would have been a wonderful president of the Baseball Association. But he had no talent for the job of president of my country.

[Octafish]

1. Incredible work. Reminds me of the great DUer Swamp Rat.

'Anyone who is a Republican has a spiritual problem’ … The Raft of George W Bush, NM, 2006. Photograph: Joel-Peter Witkin



Thank you for the heads-up, malaise!

[malaise]

2. I miss Swamp Rat

You're welcome bro - I think it's brilliant

[Octafish]

3. True Talent stands for Democracy.

It should hang in the National Gallery.

[malaise]

5. +1,000

Magnificent

[Generic Other]

7. I hope he is on some grand and glorious adventure

I too miss his wonderous art!

[malaise]

9. Nice to see you

[olddots]

4. most exellent .

Nobody buys political art , you do it because you have to thats why it is truly art .

[malaise]

6. Indeed

[spanone]

8. k&r...