Yet another art show I’m in this month is taking place at rotopolpress in Kassel,Germany; my first in one of my favourite European countries. This will be the first show in their Post-Democracy series of art shows, and is aptly titled Secret Service. It opens on the 21st of November, and will be showing until February 13th, 2010. This show has quite a large lineup of artists, and the poster is looking pretty radical. It’s made by the man who invited me to take part, Michael Meier.

Mailing art overseas can be expensive, so it’s better to make small images when you’re on a tight budget in order to save those beans. The piece above is pretty straightforward, depiciting your average, tough guy secret service (CSIS?) agent as many have depicted religious figures before us in history (e.g. saint hand + halo). The protector / bullet cushion of politicians, leaders, and other V.I.P.s, not to mention the bane of many conspiracy theorists…

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