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George Bush's Paintings Aren't Funny. (But they are fascinating).
Politico ^
| 04/14/2014
| By MOLLY CRABAPPLE
Posted on 04/14/2014 12:09:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The greatest work of art George W. Bush ever took part in was in 2008, when an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at his head. “This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog,” screamed the journalist, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who had been arrested twice by U.S. forces during the occupation.
Bush dodged the shoes with the same ease with which he’d had dodged consequences all his life; those for drunk driving, for ruined companies, stolen elections, war crimes, the destruction of Zaidi’s country.
After he dodged the shoes, Bush joked about free countries. Meanwhile, guards beat Zaidi bloody. Police tortured him during the nine months he served in jail.
Bush’s first art exhibition, “The Art of Leadership: A President’s Personal Diplomacy,” lacks the apt metaphor of Zaidi’s shoe throw. Bush’s 30 oil-on-board portraits of world leaders will hang at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas through June 3. As artifact, they’re fascinating, even if as art they’re not.
We first got a glimpse at Bush’s paintings in 2013, when a hacker leaked an early batch online. Two nudes went viral—Bush’s feet in the bath and Bush’s back in the shower. What was up with all that bathing imagery? Was he trying to wash out that damn spot? Presidential flesh is still a rarity, even though Bush was renowned for giving unwanted massages, choking on pretzels and wiping his sweaty hands on Bill Clinton’s shirt. But those nudes, unlike the latest paintings of world leaders, were not meant for public consumption. Bush’s exhibition is for posterity. A gift from him to us.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Hobbies; Society
KEYWORDS: bds; bush; bush43; bushhasser; crabapple; dubya; georgewbush; mollycrabapple; paintings
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To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:10:04 PM PDT
by
SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:10:55 PM PDT
by
SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
I’d wipe my ass with the Politico, but quality of paper isn’t any better than what’s printed on it.
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:11:26 PM PDT
by
ilgipper
To: SeekAndFind
Well this proves W is smarter than Carter....
He is keeping his nose out of everyone’s business by picking up an actual hobby...
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:11:31 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:11:52 PM PDT
by
SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Molly Crabapple has issues.
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:12:40 PM PDT
by
wideawake
To: SeekAndFind
Molly Crabapple? Seriously?
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:14:00 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: GraceG
"I LOOKED INTO HIS EYES AND SAW HIS SOUL...." - George W. Bush
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:14:13 PM PDT
by
SeekAndFind
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To: wideawake
Molly Crabapple has issues.
That was exactly my take. :-P
To: b4its2late
Guess who?
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:15:00 PM PDT
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SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Crabapples are sour, as is Molly.
To: wideawake
He didn't even make himself look good...
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:15:38 PM PDT
by
SeekAndFind
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To: GraceG
I wonder what his Pappy would say to this...
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:16:14 PM PDT
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SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Molly Crabapple — it is to laugh.
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:16:41 PM PDT
by
Cincinatus
(Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
To: SeekAndFind
To: txrefugee
I like this one, the face just tells us how DARK his soul is...
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04/14/2014 12:17:19 PM PDT
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SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
He’s no Rembrandt, but his work is pretty good.
To: miss marmelstein
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04/14/2014 12:18:10 PM PDT
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SeekAndFind
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
Exhibition view of the art of leadership: a president’s personal diplomacy photo by kim leeson for the george w. bush presidential center
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posted on
04/14/2014 12:19:05 PM PDT
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SeekAndFind
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