Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 06:46:50 -0400 From: uzs106-AT-IBM.rhrz.uni-bonn.de Subject: Re: Art or bomb threat? Another voice from the other list: <snipp> >Jason Sprinkle drove downtown in a beat up old pickup truck. In the back >was a huge battered metal sculpture of a heart. There was a bunch of paint >on the truck, including the words "Timberlake Carpentry Rules (The Bomb?)" >painted on one fender... Actually, the writing says, "Timberlake Carpentry Rules (The "Bomb!")". >A few other facts, which may or may not be significant: Sprinkle has a >history of doing "protest" art in the downtown area. On at least one >occasion, the same sculpture of a heart was displayed in the same area, with >a spear through it. After he parked the truck and left, Sprinkle attempted >to call the mayor's office and explain his message; they hung up on him. The >writing on the truck has been there several years; it's unclear whether it >was written by Sprinkle as part of another protest, or whether it was >written by vandals. The truck, with the sculpture in back and the writing on >the fender, had been parked for months in another area of town, without >causing any commotion. Sprinkle was also part of the "performance art" project that attached a proportionally sized "ball and chain" to the leg of a large steel statue of a blacksmith swinging his hammer (also located in downtown Seattle). >Any thoughts on whether this action was protected speech, a bomb threat, or >somewhere in between? IMO, the Seattle City Police WAY overreacted! Although, the University of Washington ConLaw prof seems to feel that Sprinkle is standing on shakey ground from a 1Am perspective, I'm not convinced. When I saw the phrase on the bumper of the truck (i.e., The "Bomb!"), I thought it was referring to the delapidated condition of the truck. Referring to an automobile as a "bomb" (meaning that it's old, junky, etc.) is certainly more common than a sign on an automobile saying, "I am a car bomb." It wasn't until I turned the volume up on the TV that I learned the SPD was dealing with the truck as if it could explode. Sheesh! What a bunch of dorks! At most, I think Sprinkle should be charged with illegal parking. <snipp> --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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