At the National Art Gallery in Dublin , a husband and wife were staring
at
a portrait that had
them completely confused.
The painting depicted 3 black men totally
naked, sitting on a bench.
Two of the figures had black penises, but
the one in the middle had a pink
penis.
The curator of the gallery realized that
they were having trouble
interpreting the painting and offered his personal assessment.
He went on for over half an hour
explaining how it depicted the sexual
emasculation of African Americans in a
predominately white, patriarchal
society.
'In fact', he pointed out, 'some serious
critics believe that the pink
penis also reflects the cultural and
sociological oppression experienced
by gay men in contemporary
society'.
After the curator left, an Irishman
approached the couple and said, 'Would
you like to know what the painting is
really about?'
'Now why would you claim to be more of an
expert than the curator of the
gallery?', asked the
couple.
'Because I am the artist who painted the
picture,' he replied.
'In fact, there are no African Americans
depicted at all. They're just
three Irish coal miners. The guy in the
middle went home for lunch.'
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