I allow myself
I'm sorry, but as an American, I am offended that the 30-foot stone carving of Martin Luther King, Jr., that will be dedicated (as soon as weather permits) on the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, was made in China by Lei Yixin, an artist who was paid by a stipend from the People's Republic. Whoever thought that was proper has earned my perpetual disrespect.
How is it possible that no American artist could be found to create a representation that will be prominently displayed in our nation's capitol? Why does everything nowadays have to be "Made in China?" First, we borrow trillions of dollars from them, and now this. When you look to see where practically everything you buy has been made, contemplate the mediocrity that infects our society, and please vow to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Soon.
posted by Don, American Idle @ 4:22 PM
1 Comments:
I'm laughing - yes, everything is Made in China now, and do you not have any figurative artists in the US - are they all conceptual now? They could hardly have asked Jeff Koons to do it!
One day everything made in China will become much more expensive and it will be economically viable to make things in Europe and the US again! Actually, it is economically viable to do this, but curiously shareholders prefer profits and don't care so much about unemployment and its impact on our economies.
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