The Whole World Is Watching: "The American Effect" exhibit at the Whitney

[OurMorale]

New York Times Article:

<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/13/arts/design/13SHTE.html>

Snip:

Hatred and fascination are the two disparate strains that run through "The American Effect: Global Perspectives on the United States, 1990-2003," a witty survey of art about the United States at the Whitney Museum of American Art. America is rendered in the eyes of its beholders as both the last utopia and the root cause of the world's economic, social and military disasters. Both , but what is surprising about this carefully chosen and thematically ambitious survey is the eloquence and subtlety of so much of the art. Because of our global reach, these artists already live in a kind of ersatz America, consuming our disposable products, debating our government's policies while their homelands are often host to our hyperactive military.

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So has anyone seen this one yet? I've seen a picture of one piece, with aging superheroes in a nursing home. A haggard Wonder Woman stands near Captain America on a gurney. Looks interesting, but perhaps disturbing too.

[MoonGod]

1. Nope... and I doubt I'll be able to make it out to the Whitney...

... but it looks like a great show.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Thanks for the heads up!!

I'll stop by some day - haven't been there in over a year. Time to go back! Especially for something so important as this.

Woo hoo!