Sunday, 7 November 2010

Article: Modern Art Was CIA 'Weapon'

The Power of Art

It seems improbable, but apparently the CIA supported expressionism as a way to undo communism.  If one saw the art that was produced in the Solviet Union, then the idea that American modern expressionism could undermine Russian art has to be argued very carefully as it is in the following article: 

Modern Art Was CIA 'Weapon'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html

(via Instapaper)


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