j_b Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 conspiracies as artwork The Sinister Beauty of Global Conspiracies By ELEANOR HEARTNEY Published: October 26, 2003 Conspiracy theories are a grand old American tradition — the mother of them all being the speculation surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination. In the entertainment field, paranoia sells — from the novels of Tom Clancy to the "X-Files" to an endless series of Hollywood blockbusters. After pornography, among the most visited sites on the Internet are those devoted to conspiracies. But what if it's all true? The conspiracy industry, with its mostly unproved if not unprovable charges of vast webs of shadowy operatives, secret political alliances and illicit money channels, has been given a boost by recent events. The Sept. 11 attacks provided a glimpse into a world of loosely bound international terrorist cells while inspiring a host of wild charges about the secret involvement of the United States and other governments. The Enron scandal uncovered a network of off-the-books partnerships, and, more recently, the director Michael Moore announced that his next documentary, "Fahrenheit 911," would delve into connections between the Bush and bin Laden families. Mark Lombardi would not have been surprised, as can be seen in "Global Networks," an exhibition of his delicate filigree drawings that map his version of the flow of global capital. The show opens on Saturday at the Drawing Center in SoHo and remains on view through Dec. 17. In these works, solid and broken lines, circles and squiggles enmesh the names of organizations and individuals in webs of often surprising interconnections. One drawing charts the workings of the Vatican Bank, in the process linking its directors to the Mafia and the illegal transport of firearms. [...] registration necessary for the rest of the article and one pic of a piece of artwork but it is free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraysovereign Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 One of my favourites is that the shooting of President Kennedy was merely one small part of an elaborate conspiracy to assassinate Lee Harvey Oswald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 murraysovereign said: One of my favourites is that the shooting of President Kennedy was merely one small part of an elaborate conspiracy to assassinate Lee Harvey Oswald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Fear sells. Paranoia is a by-product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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