Created after hearing the news that a tapestry reproduction of Guernica, Pablo Picasso’s powerful anti-war painting, was concealed behind a blue cloth and a row of flags at the U.N. Security Council offices as White House envoy Colin Powell was making the United States case for the Iraq war (05/02/03). A UN spokesperson claimed this was not censorship and had been done to provide a suitable backdrop for TV cameras that would say ‘UN’. The entire speech is presented here, cutting through the UN blue and revealing the paintings’ stark, tormented imagery and message.

Guernica – cover up [2003] http://www.devoid.co.uk/guernica/

Neil Jenkins – https://netpraxis.net/