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Vaya Con Muñoz 7.16.16

Art and cultural commentator Waleska Santiago promotes two art exhibits in Western Mass.:

“Splendor, Myth and Vision: Nudes from The Prado,” at the Clark Art Museum in Williamstown; and “African Art Against The State,” an exhibit of rebellion against oppression, at Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown.

Filmmaker Larry Hott talks about documentaries that speak to these times, again and again — gun control.

Visit these links to watxch previews:

“Katie Couric: Under the Gun”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqkwo3Xr2C4

 

“Good Guy with a Gun”

https://vimeo.com/162545006

 

“Bowling for Columbine”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUSpszWfu_w

 

Completed films are usually available at your library. Ask the librarian!

 

We get sung out by Mercedes Sosa and Piero, singing “Soy pan, soy paz, soy más,” a song of hope for these horrific times.

In the photo: Fabrice Monteiro, “The Prophecy, Untitled #2” from “African Art Against The State.”

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