Posts Tagged ‘The Fridge’

Manifest امید : What Washingtonians Know About Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 26 July 2010 tagged Afghanistan, Baghdad, Barack Hussein Obama, George W. Bush, Green Zone, Iraq, Osama Bin Laden, poppy, poppy fields, Rome, Saddam Hussein, The Fridge, امید with View Comments

At a screening of the documentary Manifest Hope in Capitol Hill I decided to take the opportunity to ask attendees of a film about political art what they knew about Afghanistan. The questions raised to each of the 30-somethings in attendance were simple, and though their answers do not provide any clear solutions to the [...]

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Bricks Don’t Fly on Their Own : DECOY! At the Fridge

In Art, History, Opinion, Palestine, Politics, fame, pictures, religion on 12 October 2009 tagged Alicia Cosnahan, Ave Maria, Bricks Don't Fly on Their Own, Current, Current TV, DC, Decoy!, graffiti, Hail Mary, high art, Jesus, Mary, Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, South East, Southeast, Street Art, The Creation of Adam, The Fridge, The Lord's Prayer, Virgin Mary, Washington D.C. with View Comments

On Saturday, October 10th I attended the final day of the DECOY! exhibition at The Fridge DC. What really struck me about all of the pieces was the religiosity present in the exhibit. There were contemporary renderings of scenes created by some of the world’s most well known European artists. “High Art” and Street Art [...]