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Article: Art at war. (War Art).
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- Art Business News
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- May 1, 2003
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In times of war, art stands at a crossroad between armed conflict and a battlefield at home for the public heart. Artists can be witnesses to war, historians of war or protestors against war. Today, with American troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, artists and the art-going citizenry alike are focusing more attention on both the art of combat and the art of anti-war.
"We judge our civilizations by two things: the wars they win and the art they produce," said Marita Holdaway, owner of the Benham Gallery in Seattle, which recently showcased works by three international lensmen who have aimed their cameras at the human cost of war.
Indeed, added ...