art + politics = AWESOME

"An ad designed by Canadian agency Émergence and originally used in Quebec is causing an uproar in Italy. The ad (pictured at right) shows a baby with a hospital bracelet reading "homosexual." The regional government in Tuscany has recently put the ad up on billboards in a region-wide campaign to end homophobia.

The ad has sparked criticism from the conservative community and the LGBT community, with some arguing that it may communicate that homosexuality is a disease. One thing is certain - Émergence has stirred public interest, and it's not the first time. "






I like this. I like things that push people's buttons. I think that art and music should push boundaries. Because if it doesn't than what is it, a nice landscape, a nice love song. But what is the point? Art should make the audience have a reaction, good/bad, anger/joy. Love it all, just don't bore me.