Maybe that illustrates that art is beautiful as long as we agree with its agenda. Also, art is like a rose. If it's everywhere, even a rose is but a weed. Maybe that's what makes graffiti different from art. Graffiti is everywhere, even if it's beautiful. > [Original Message] > From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 8/30/2005 10:48:07 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Art and the Wall > > Rockefeller commissioned Rivera, presumably because he found his art > beautiful. It was the political statements Rivera embedded in the > murals that upset Rockefeller. He wanted Rivera to paint them out and > over. Rivera refused. The murals were stored away somewhere, I think. > US > in Canada > > Andy Amago wrote: > > > Diego Rivera's art was not beautiful to Rockefeller. I personally > > think "art" on building walls looks like graffiti. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html