[lbo-talk] U.C. Davis pepper spray cop occupies art history - The Washington Post

Alan Rudy alan.rudy at gmail.com
Tue Nov 22 10:19:24 PST 2011


Chris, look out, that Guernica one is almost Warholian!!!!!!!!!!!

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Chris Sturr <sturr at dollarsandsense.org>wrote:


> I think it's hilarious. Check out the one that inserts him into Guernica:
>
> http://dollarsandsense.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pepperspray-guernica.jpg
>
> And here's the template so you can make one of your own:
>
> http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/203/419/photoshoptemplate.jpg?1321852611
>
> Maybe there's no explaining its appeal, just like there's no explaining
> Warhol's appeal.
>
> Joanna said:
>
> This stuff completely escapes me. I mean putting the cop in all the
> pictures.
>
> ???
>
> Joanna
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> "Lt. John Pike, photographed pepper spraying passive protesters at U.C.
> Davis, has become the subject of a meme inserting him in great moments in
> history and art history."
>
> No Warhols.
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/uc-davis-pepper-spray-cop-occupies-art-history/2011/11/22/gIQAO1Y3kN_gallery.html
> >
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