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FILTER RESULTS ►Forget 'Ghostbusters 3,' Bill Murray Needs To Get Serious About Being Funny Again
I just finished reading Brett Martin's profile of Bill Murray for the January issue of GQ, and while the story and Murray are highly entertaining, I'm tiring of reading profiles in which Murray simultaneously demonstrates how funny and how aimless he is. Martin observes that Murray has become a kind of "wandering, perpetual performance [...]
‘Some People Photo-Bomb Pictures. Bill Murray Photo-Bombs Life.’
GQ published a new profile of Bill Murray this afternoon that’ll appear in its January issue. It was written by Brett Martin, who is a friend of mine. While I’m seething with envy at the moment, I can’t wait for the next time I go out for drinks with him to hear all about his time hanging with the master internet-baiter. Show More Summary
3 points about Georgia’s 28-point loss at South Carolina
Connor Shaw ran. He also passed. Not coincidentally, his team won. (AP photo by Brett Flashnick)
1. Aaron Murray didn’t exactly grab his star-making moment by the throat. Delivering a tipped interception on Georgia’s third snap was the worst possible start for the quarterback who still hasn’t presided over a victory against a team of substance. Show More Summary
Gay & Lesbian - Controversy
Sat 25 Aug Controversy features highlights from the Midnight Shift's past seven productions and stars DJs Murray Hood, Chip, Johny Blue Boy, Eddie Coulter, Brett...
The Spear Affair
South Africa’s most hated gallery was shell-shocked when I visited it on Friday afternoon. On May 10th, the Goodman Gallery, in Johannesburg, opened “Hail to the Thief II,” an exhibit by South African artist Brett Murray that bluntly, and sometimes entertainingly, criticizes the African National Congress, the country’s ruling party. Show More Summary
South Africa's Jacob Zuma, Unzipped
(The Root) -- President Jacob Zuma of South Africa is again in the news for reasons that have to do with his marital history and sexual conduct. But this time the issue is with artist Brett Murray's depiction of Zuma in a satirical portrayal that has him assuming a pose associated with Lenin -- with a notable twist. Show More Summary
Alex Matthews: South Africa's Ruling Party Will Fail to Quash Freedom of Expression
Several weeks ago, controversy ignited in South Africa when a Johannesburg gallery opened an exhibition by artist Brett Murray featuring The Spear -- a painting which depicted Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa with his genitals exposed.
Zuma Spear Update
Last week I reported on the furore over Brett Murray's The Spear (2012), a saucy lampoon of South African President Jacob Zuma with his flies undone (CLICK). Shown here is the state of it after it was vandalised by ANC supporters. The...Show More Summary
Painting of President Zuma's Genitals Causes Protest in South Africa Design News 05.29.12
As many as 15,000 South Africans are expected to protest a painting called "The Spear," in which President Jacob Zuma's genitals are exposed. Done in the style of Soviet-era propaganda, the work is by artist Brett Murray and is currently...Show More Summary
The South African President vs The Painting: A Saga in Many Parts
A painting by Brett Murray of the South African President has caused outrage among the ANC faithful but the subsequent acts of vandalism raise questions for which there are no easy answers.
Murray's The Spear
I thought you might like to see that South African painting all the fuss is about: Brett Murray's The Spear (2012). It's based on Victor Ivanov's poster of Lenin and depicts SA President Jacob Zuma with his flies undone. It caused a furore when it appeared in Murray's exhibition Hail to the Thief II in the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg. Show More Summary
South African president Jacob Zuma opens case in High Court against artist Brett Murray
JOHANNESBURG (AP).- A lawyer for South Africa's president broke down in tears Thursday as he tried to convince three judges that the display of a portrait that depicts the president's genitals is unlawful. The three South Gauteng High Court judges called a recess after the emotional display. Show More Summary
Culture Canvas
A weekly roundup of arts and culture headlines. Click to enlarge. Photo by the Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images. "The Spear," a painting by Brett Murray at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg that depicts South African President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, was defaced on Tuesday. Show More Summary
Jacob Zuma wins either way in penis painting court case
Is the South African government's fury over Brett Murray's painting of Zuma's genitalia all it seems?
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SOUTH AFRICA'S president Jacob Zuma has been in court today to argue that a portrait...Show More Summary
Could Someone Die Over This Painting?
Art isn’t usually a life or death matter, but the controversy over South African artist Brett Murray’s The Spear (detail shown above) might end in bloodshed. When Murray decided to paint South African President Jacob Zumaalong the lines...Show More Summary
South Africa: Over-Exposing the President
Let’s get one thing clear. Is ‘The Spear,’ a picture by the South African artist Brett Murray representing South African President Jacob Zuma in heroic revolutionary pose — with his penis hanging out — good art? No. The pose is striking. But the black, red and yellow coloring is derivative, borrowed not only from the [...]
ANC to ban Shakespeare, Spearmint gum as anti-Spear crackdown intensifies
As the furore around Brett Murray’s ‘Spear’ painting grows, the ANC has announced that it is taking the step of banning the collected works of Shakespeare and the production of Spearmint chewing gum. “We are left with no choice in order to halt the imperialist racist obsession with spears,” a spokesman announced today.
But is it art?
When it comes to making art, anything Brett Murray can do, President Zuma can do better. Our cartoonist reveals the Artist Formerly Known As Respected, hard at work on a new masterpiece...
South Africa: The Spear, Freedom of Speech and Morality
A painting by Cape Town-based artist Brett Murray depicting President Jacob Zuma's genitals has ignited online debate about morality and freedom of speech in South Africa The painting tilted “The Spear” is part of Hail to the Thief II exhibition in Johannesburg.
Zuma painting: ANC apologises for using old race card, confirms that gravity is racist
The ANC has apologised for over-using the same faded race card yesterday when it described Brett Murray's painting as racist, saying that Gwede Mantashe had been forced to play the old heavily thumbed one as the new race card was still at the printers. Meanwhile, the party has updated its official list of racist things to include paint, logic and gravity.
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