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Caribbean-Latin America
Naked Venezuelans surround statue of Bolivar
2006-03-20
Hat tip: Poliblog, which has a picture.
More than 1,500 people gathered around a statue of 19th century liberation hero Simon Bolivar on Sunday and posed nude for a pretentious U.S. artist famous for his photos of naked crowds in public spaces.
The fact that he's considered a "hero" goes far to explain why Latin America has been such a mess the past 200 years.
Spencer Tunick organized the Caracas photo shoot along downtown Avenida Bolivar, a frequent spot for political rallies by supporters of President Hugo Chavez. Surrounded by dozens of reporters and onlookers, the participants cracked jokes, shouted cheers for Tunick and struck poses for the press. "I worked very, very hard and the people were extremely, extremely, extremely weird exuberant," Tunick said after the shoot. "It's a new experience. And beyond the disinhibition of taking off clothes, this also involves art," said Jerry Lino, 30, who took part in the event. "One never feels naked."
Having someone's sweaty buns inches from your face sounds like a great way to spend the afternoon.
All those honkers help one get through it...
More than 7,800 people had signed up, but only between 1,500 and 2,000 showed up.
The rest had sobered up.
Bolivar looms large in the fevered rhetoric of Chavez. The populist president-for-life says he is leading a communist leftist "Bolivarian Revolution" to universalize end poverty in the South American nation.
Posted by:Jackal

#4  Show us how edgy an artiste you are Spencer. Organize a nekkid Kaaba photoshoot.
Posted by: ed   2006-03-20 01:31  

#3  --Spencer Tunick --

Who?

He's famous?
Posted by: anonymous2u   2006-03-20 01:08  

#2  Ol' Simon set the precedent of the military stepping in to "save" the state during a political crisis, leading pretty much directly to every murderous junta to afflict South America for the last century at least.

Hint: most dictators aren't enlightened.
Posted by: mojo   2006-03-20 01:03  

#1  You know, I wouldn't go so far as to blame Bolivar for all the BS that Chavez sprouts, in spite of the fact that Chavez calls himself a "Bolivarian."

It's sort of like Slick Willy calling himself a Jeffersonian, if you know what I mean.
Posted by: Phil   2006-03-20 00:36  

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