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• black_lava_golden_sun – April 15 2006

  First of all, I shall say, I read your comment, because, being a portuguese native speaker, the name caught my attention -- por_paz. Next, I have to say that I too strongly believe that the white have created most of the disharmony around the world. I haven't seen the exhibit yet however, I imagine, the same observations would have jumped at me therefore, thanks for the heads up. Not being black I am, however, sensitive to the issue/issues that surround the Black culture. Being portuguese, I "saw" colonization, first hand and, can't agree more with the point that you raise regarding that. Certainly, the media has a huge impact on how people think and it's a great means to bring things to light. Why not use that power to positively impact the masses?, while still keeping it as an art? For sure, the media has done a good job at negatively impacting society. Isn't it time to ask that it uses that power to start creating a positive world that works for everyone?

• paul – April 3 2006

  yeah, sure, gregory worked his ass off telling his "actors" the poeple and the animals to do exaclty what he says and position themselves in a way that he is content with.... sure...he worked his ass off. lots of money going his way ain't it.

• think! – April 3 2006

  actually....art is NOT iimune to seeing the reality of the world's social conditions and how ART ITSELF is a tool for shaping and influencing the world we see. I'm sorry if you seem to not think critically about how people and places are seen - through what eye - through WHOSE lens. ALL those images are "mediated." DO YOU (i'm referring to the last 2 comments)....KNOW ANYTHING about media? about the role of art or how art CAN function??? Why is it that no other museums would agree to have mr. colbert's exhibit in their gallery? WHY is ROLEX a MAJOR funder of his work????
  
  
  
  It seems like you seem to just accept any ole thing that you experience and can minimize yur experience to i like it or don't. one doesn't need to be a "person of color" to see the offensiveness of the exhibition. why don't you try reading a bit of fanon, a.lorde, or b.hooks.

• tait – April 3 2006

  agreed. Gregory, i'm sure worked his ass off for this and personally i dont believe the color of the peoples skin matters. i myself have deep interest in living the same lifestyle as the people seen in this film. i am white but color is color and our brains are all the same.

• Anup – April 3 2006

  This comment goes to the person "Por-Paz" who posted the comment above about whiteness and other crap.
  
  
  
  It seems like you are not too passionate about art and are a person of color yourself. Why don’t you just enjoy someone's hard work and vision and keep your comments to yourself.
  
  
  
  The exhibition was very good and I as well as many of my friends and colleagues liked the music soundtrack that helped bring life to the pictures.

• por_paz – March 27 2006

  while i can see and understand colbert's attempt to bring harmony between the species of humans and otehr animals, i think he falls drastically short in addressing major issues regarding the framework he is wokring with - his own place in society, his perspective as a while male, the way he uses a certain gaze to capture the animals and the human beings (which by the way are brown-skinned children women and and older person who's attire reflect an indigienous background. ) colbert does state that the people are "actors" - what does that mean?
  
  
  
  i wish that white artists would make work that directly reflect the way WHITENESS has been very much a part of colonization and being hte colonizer. too often, white artists take on ambitious projects that project a huge calimon ohw the world should be - BUT, don't seem to resolve the way certain assertions from different societies/cultures dominate (such as in manifest destiny used by euro-settlers) going to the americas and africa. if colbert is indeed interested in bridging a harmony between humans and other animal species - i think he needs to point the camera as WELL to whites as "actors" who are vvery much ACTIVE in shaping the disharmony that does exist.