Saturday October 20, 2007, 1:09 am
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Exposition carried out in gallery Codex in Nicaragua
Costa Rican artist wrapped in polemics by death of dog in work
‘Habacuc’ collected to hungry animal and used it in its work “Exposition N°1″
Defenders of animals repudiate the action and they ask to exclude artist of biennial

The costa rican artist Guillermo steep Slopes, more known as Habacuc, is wrapped in a great polemics due to the death of a stray dog inside Exposition N° 1, sample that was carried out last August in Managua (Nicaragua).

Various defenders of the animals in Costa Rica were informed of their work through a blog and they accused it yesterday of cruelty.

What was seen in Managua. As part of its exposition, the artist faced Al spectator to a sick, thin stray dog and with hunger hitched to the corner of the room. He captured Al animal in a poor neighborhood of Managua.

The dog died after a day in the exposition, according to it was confirmed to The Nation Marta Leonor González, publisher of the cultural supplement of The Press in Nicaragua.

The sample also included the phrase, written with food of dog, “you Are what read”; as well as of an audio with the Hymn Sandinista Al reverse, photos and a censer, where they burned 175 stones of crack and an ounce of marijuana.

Habacuc said yesterday that its work was a homage to Nativity Locks, Nicaraguan that died after to be attacked by two dogs rottweiler in a workshop in Carthage.

“I reserve me to say if is certain or that not the dog died. What is important for me was the hypocrisy of the people: an animal thus becomes focus of attention when I put it in a white place where the people is going to see art but not when is in the starving street. Equal passed with Nativity Locks, the people was sensitized with him until they were eaten it the dogs”, explained.

Even it added: “Nobody came free Al dog neither gave food or called the police. Nobody did nothing”.

Al to be questioned about if fed Al animal or not, the artist refused to respond.

Why did not it use another middle of expression? “I collect what I look at… The dog is more I live that never because continues giving what to speak”, said.

Costa Rican anger. Various defenders of the rights of the animals repudiated that work of Habacuc, they disqualified him as work of art and they suggested that Al artist be excluded him of the central american Biennial Honduras 2008, since he will be one of the six representatives of the country.

“I frightened me Al to see that is promoted the cruelty toward the animals in a work of art. We will present a letter so that be prohibited the cruelty in the art and so that this boy do not dam you Al country in the biennial”, he expressed Gina Malavassi, champion of the animals.

José Moral, vice president of the Special Unit of Protection and Animal Rescue, he thought. “The dog was hitched and without food; I do not understand in what head that is art”.

Liliam Schnog, president of the Humane Association for the Animal Protection, said that does not understand how was left to die of hunger to an animal if at par there was a done phrase with food.

These organizations study the case in order to seeing if proceeds some accusation.

Saturday October 20, 2007, 2:12 am
Sick and psychotic..the "artist" should be tied up and left to rot!!!

Saturday October 20, 2007, 7:23 am
This has got to be the evilest monster living...i want to throw him in a in a rat infested cell, chain him to the wall, starve him, and give him no water..until he suffers and feels the agony of dying the same way as that poor little baby he intentionally tied up and forced to die in agony...evil scumbag monster.You are not human you are dirt..

Saturday October 20, 2007, 10:39 am
This "artist" is pure evil. No heart, no brains, no nothing.

Saturday October 20, 2007, 4:22 pm
Not only what the artist himself did to the dog is most disturbing and cruel BUT the members of the public who had seen the condition of the dog with their own eyes and yet still did not do a thing @ all to help even if it was just a call to the police/relevant authorities is just as equally as disturbing and pathetic! Artist, my @zz. Hypocrites, they are all around us...like there's no tomorrow for them!

Saturday October 20, 2007, 4:46 pm
I agree Ivy. Every individual that laid eyes on that poor dog and did not try to help it caused it's suffering .

Below is link to upcoming art show featuring Habacuc's work at the Miami (FL) Convention Center (March 28-31 2008) Sponsored by Merrill Lynch. I am writing Merrill Lynch to ask them not to sponsor his work.

http://www.arteamericasmiami.com/2006/eng/index.php?p=8&id=114

Saturday October 20, 2007, 5:23 pm
I AGREE WITH IVY AND THANK YOU PAMELA FOR THE LINK, I WILL GET IT OUT EVERYWHERE I CAN! THANK YOU ALL FOR CARING ABOUT THIS PRECIOUS WASTED LIFE! HIS NAME WAS "NAVIDAD:"

Saturday October 20, 2007, 6:04 pm
All these people standing around and not one had any compassion for this poor innocent dog! This is a new low in human behavior.

Monday October 22, 2007, 4:24 am
(NEW PETITION) BY JULIE S.-- http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Starving-A-Dog-Is-Wrong
Please sign this new petition!

Monday October 22, 2007, 4:28 am
(NEW PETITION) BY JULIE S.-- http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Starving-A-Dog-Is-Wrong
Please sign this new petition!