Title : Artist surprises the Shoah Memorial Foundation with murals of "The Simpsons" as Holocaust victims.
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Artist surprises the Shoah Memorial Foundation with murals of "The Simpsons" as Holocaust victims.
"We were not involved in the decision process, and found the painting yesterday morning along with everybody else," said a spokesperson.Quoted in "Artist paints 'The Simpsons' characters as Holocaust victims outside Milan memorial/Shoah Memorial Foundation says while AleXsandro Palombo did not consult with them before creating the artwork, they 'don’t find it particularly harmful'" (Times of Israel).
The president of the foundation said: "We appreciate the intention behind it, and don’t find it particularly harmful."
The artist explains it like this: "These works are a visual stumble that allows us to see what we no longer see. The most terrible things can become reality and Art has the duty to remember them because it is a powerful antidote against oblivion. The horror of the Jewish genocide must be transmitted without filters to the new generations to protect humanity from other horrors such as the Shoah."
A visual stumble. Does the artist mean that the passerby stumbles upon the work of art? Does he concede that he is stumbling by mixing these discordant cultural elements? It seems most likely that he means that the viewer is stopped and pays attention because we recognize the Simpsons, and the inappropriateness of the Simpsons in this context forces us to think again of the Holocaust. Even to think the Simpsons don't belong in a death camp is to think about what the death camps were. Possible intended insight: No one belongs in a death camp.
If the artist had asked for permission, the foundation (I presume) would have had to say no. It is choosing now not to express offense, but it's easy to see how offense could be expressed: This artist is promoting himself and making light of the Holocaust. Is the president's bland statement better than an expression of offense (or an expression of appreciation for the art)?
Here's the artist's Instagram page, which may help you think about what he's trying to do.
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