Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 02:33:20 GMT
From: anacmar-AT-mail.telepac.pt (Carlos Martins)
Subject: Re: surrealist exhibition etc.


William

well when you say "you and i have some very major disagreements..."
you are certainly emphasizing one or two differences of opinion.
Despite i am saying i obviously agree with you in the main question about
censorship against sex or eroticism you try to push me for the opposed
side of the barricade. Probably my "political ethos" as you mentioned
before and my strongly opposition to fascists, stalinists, capitalists
and so on (sincerely i struggle for the extinction of all sort of
state or economical power based on oppresion and man`s explotation by
any manner) seems to be the reason very unreasonable you are facing me as
your opponent. I don`t believe you are doing this because i talked with
Gregg and through him with canadian group about the exhibition. Well, i
read somewhere we need to mention the groups contacted and so i sent my own
contribution speaking about Lisbon group and also about canadian or at
least Vancouver group. I never imagined i will open another controversy
with you or anyone because to mention the confirmation from the canadian
group (or to be exact from Vancouver group).

Very sorry but when you say "... but the moment you start saying i am not
allowed to do something or believe some way, or read some book, etc.",
you mean i am saying that ?????  but i am not saying that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most probaably i will not participate on this exhibition but i will do all
endeavours to get the participation of the other companions of the
movement independently of such controversial questions and of any
divisions between some groups. I believe this is very important
to point a strong presence of surrealism by the reasons already
mentioned by some companions here. Frankly the most important for this
presence of surrealism it is not, in my opinion, the personal
presence of one or two activists of surrealism, even if they given
a particular contribution for the movement in very difficult
political periods. If you really think "we are in another world,
and that is what, and that is ALL you have ever objected to"
so, the most easy way is to let the things as you decided.

I am not saying you are wrong concerning Simpson`s opinions about
sex - i am just saying we only may exclude any surrealist member
whose behaviour be against the principles and purposes of the
exhibition namely any attempts to censor any theme or subject.
I am not saying more than this.

cheers
carlos

(very sorry if any misunderstanding about you really meant)

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