{"article":{"id":19113,"heading":"NYC Art Gallery Closed by Office of Homeland Security!","author":"Oak for the arts","created":"2002-09-16 14:31:26","modified":"2002-09-23 16:58:50","last_modified":"Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:58:50","article":"

The latest outrage from the Office of Fatherla....er...Homeland Security:



The \"homeland security cultural bureau\" (when the hell did THAT come

into existence?) has closed down the well-respected \"white box\" art

gallery in NYC on sept 10 without explanation. the white box is an

\"artist run\" space much like side street, which makes this all the

more chilling.

Full story at:

http:\/\/www.nyc.indymedia.org\/front.php3?article_id=31864&group=webcast<\/a>

e-mail: sidest@ix.netcom.com<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"sidest@ix.netcom.com","link":"http:\/\/www.nyc.indymedia.org\/front.php3?article_id=31864&group=webcast","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"NYC art gallery closed by the Ministry of Culture...no joke!","numcomment":4,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/09\/19113.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":19125,"heading":"It's a joke...","article":"There isn't any organization by that name, dude. I believe this is some form of "conceptual" art, correct? Unless, of course, you are so gullible as to be duped into closing by anyone who happens to look "official". My first question would have been, "Who the fuck are you?", with the second being, "Under what authority?". Were the cops there to enforce the "warrant"? I do believe you've been taken, lads...","author":"wally","parent_id":19113,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-09-16 19:26:50","modified":"2002-09-16 19:26:50","fileurl":""},{"id":19130,"heading":"a hoax","article":"I called people involved. Its a really bad joke. \r\nAs a conceptual artist myself, I wouldn't call this a piece of stupidity.","author":"ronny","parent_id":19113,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-09-17 00:33:07","modified":"2002-09-17 00:33:07","fileurl":""},{"id":19246,"heading":"uncomfortable","article":"It seems this piece is provoking a lot of poeple.\r\n\r\n A lot of work is being shown in galeries and is provoking me to sleep only. this work is uncomfortable and uncomforting. therefore i like it.\r\n\r\n","author":"Albrecht","parent_id":19113,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-09-21 23:35:41","modified":"2002-09-21 23:35:41","fileurl":""},{"id":19271,"heading":"proviking","article":"Dude, I was provoked long before this peice happened.\r\n\r\nIt did nothing but piss me off at some fools who are crying wolf and hiding behind an elite gallery.\r\n\r\nThe sky is falling and chicken little is clucking at his vanity. That is what this peice is. nothing more.","author":"artist","parent_id":19113,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-09-23 16:58:50","modified":"2002-09-23 16:58:50","fileurl":""}]}