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	<title>Comments on: Don&#8217;t Trust Me - by Adel Abdessemed</title>
	<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/</link>
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		<title>By: admin</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-1506</link>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@teresa - I agree with much of what you said.  I never stated that he did cross a moral line, simply that many felt he did, sorry if that was not clear.  My main point of concern was the audience's confusion about his statement.  If he were clear about what was being portrayed in his videos, animal rights activists would have been standing by his side praising him instead of phoning in threats. (not saying they should have made threats of any kind)

I understand what he was trying to do, but the fact that so many were confused by the message means he did not do it well.  It is certainly not good if people are leaving an art exhibit thinking the artist is a part of what he/she is trying to speak against.

Good luck with your review and thanks for checking out the site.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@teresa - I agree with much of what you said.  I never stated that he did cross a moral line, simply that many felt he did, sorry if that was not clear.  My main point of concern was the audience&#8217;s confusion about his statement.  If he were clear about what was being portrayed in his videos, animal rights activists would have been standing by his side praising him instead of phoning in threats. (not saying they should have made threats of any kind)</p>
<p>I understand what he was trying to do, but the fact that so many were confused by the message means he did not do it well.  It is certainly not good if people are leaving an art exhibit thinking the artist is a part of what he/she is trying to speak against.</p>
<p>Good luck with your review and thanks for checking out the site.</p>
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		<title>By: teresa</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-1500</link>
		<dc:creator>teresa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am a contemporary art student currently writing a review of this piece and these responses kill me. While some of your points are valid and I understand the concern, most of your responses are uninformed and wrong. Firstly Adel Abdessemed was not directly involved in the killing of these animals, these videos were filmed in rural Mexico, and the animals were killed for the purpose of food. Secondly, no one seems to address the horrible threats (both racist and homophobic) sent to the art gallery that resulted in the closing of the show... how can you advocate animal rights while you threaten the rights of human beings? Hate should not be fought with hate.  I have read many discussions of this work and no one seems to have the correct info. Please do your research before you declare your moral high ground. How do you think that steak got to your table? Abdessemed is simply commenting on the way our society turns a blind eye towards our food production.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a contemporary art student currently writing a review of this piece and these responses kill me. While some of your points are valid and I understand the concern, most of your responses are uninformed and wrong. Firstly Adel Abdessemed was not directly involved in the killing of these animals, these videos were filmed in rural Mexico, and the animals were killed for the purpose of food. Secondly, no one seems to address the horrible threats (both racist and homophobic) sent to the art gallery that resulted in the closing of the show&#8230; how can you advocate animal rights while you threaten the rights of human beings? Hate should not be fought with hate.  I have read many discussions of this work and no one seems to have the correct info. Please do your research before you declare your moral high ground. How do you think that steak got to your table? Abdessemed is simply commenting on the way our society turns a blind eye towards our food production.</p>
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		<title>By: artist of don t trust me</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-769</link>
		<dc:creator>artist of don t trust me</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: JoeWo Joe Wosik Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Killing a dog in the name of art is barbaric. However that is the mirror that is used in this art exhibit</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-306</link>
		<dc:creator>JoeWo Joe Wosik Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Killing a dog in the name of art is barbaric. However that is the mirror that is used in this art exhibit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: admin</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-259</link>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@rodeo -see the update to the story for a response to your question, and thanks for posting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@rodeo -see the update to the story for a response to your question, and thanks for posting.</p>
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		<title>By: rodeo pete</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-255</link>
		<dc:creator>rodeo pete</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>what exactly is it that AA did to the animals? this isn't clear to me. i ve yet to find a text that states that he killed anything. attach links if you've read a text that says otherwise.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what exactly is it that AA did to the animals? this isn&#8217;t clear to me. i ve yet to find a text that states that he killed anything. attach links if you&#8217;ve read a text that says otherwise.</p>
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		<title>By: kronos</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-247</link>
		<dc:creator>kronos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Amen!</description>
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		<title>By: JT</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-246</link>
		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually blowing himself up would be more appropriate and humane than what he did to those animals.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually blowing himself up would be more appropriate and humane than what he did to those animals.</p>
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		<title>By: kronos</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-245</link>
		<dc:creator>kronos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A five-second video of adel abdessemed blowing himself up wouldn't be art either but somehow would be appropriate! KRONOS encourages the "artist" in this regard...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A five-second video of adel abdessemed blowing himself up wouldn&#8217;t be art either but somehow would be appropriate! KRONOS encourages the &#8220;artist&#8221; in this regard&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: kronos</title>
		<link>http://todayinart.com/2008/04/02/dont-trust-me-by-adel-abdessemed/#comment-241</link>
		<dc:creator>kronos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is a copy of the letter KRONOS Art Gallery sent to both The Walter &#38; Mcbean Gallery in San Francisco which held the show, and the David Zwirner Gallery in NYC (which is unfortunate to represent adel abdessemed)...


Are you kidding me with your bullshit blurb around this so-called "artist's" horrendous exhibit (rightfully canceled--but the question is raised as to what "gallery" would be so fucked-up as to entertain this as "art" in the first place)? Instead of an exhibit and words of praise this freak should be arrested and forced to undergo psychological examination. People who kill defenseless animals without remorse, especially in a ritualistic way, are not artists but SOCIOPATHS! It just proves once again that the so-called high-end big city art galleries have their heads so far up their asses that they wouldn't know art if it bludgeoned THEM to death!... Now THERE'S an idea!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a copy of the letter KRONOS Art Gallery sent to both The Walter &amp; Mcbean Gallery in San Francisco which held the show, and the David Zwirner Gallery in NYC (which is unfortunate to represent adel abdessemed)&#8230;</p>
<p>Are you kidding me with your bullshit blurb around this so-called &#8220;artist&#8217;s&#8221; horrendous exhibit (rightfully canceled&#8211;but the question is raised as to what &#8220;gallery&#8221; would be so fucked-up as to entertain this as &#8220;art&#8221; in the first place)? Instead of an exhibit and words of praise this freak should be arrested and forced to undergo psychological examination. People who kill defenseless animals without remorse, especially in a ritualistic way, are not artists but SOCIOPATHS! It just proves once again that the so-called high-end big city art galleries have their heads so far up their asses that they wouldn&#8217;t know art if it bludgeoned THEM to death!&#8230; Now THERE&#8217;S an idea!</p>
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