While looking at another blog (I know, sad right...) I found a piece on Santiago Sierra and artist whom I admire for his...for lack of a better term...balls. His work cannot be dismissed as mere insensitivity to the disenfranchised and debased, but as pure genius. His work is political in nature, and he is full recognition of what he does and what work like his makes him....the devil.
This is where the pure genius part comes in, he is purposely taking on the role of the devil. He fully expects there to be backlash against his work and he takes full responsibility for it. The simple fact that he can tattoo a line on junkies who have been compensated with enough money to buy the drug of their choice, shows that he is thinking of the politics involved and understands the risks.
Pure Genius
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