Has anybody else noticed that someone is going around putting up posters of George Bush (not Bush, the band) all over town? Well, not literally "all over" but enough so that I've seen repeated sightings in the last couple of days.
Here's one on Michigan Avenue yesterday:
There's no text on the poster, so it's hard to know what the meaning is. Uber patriotism at work? Really, really subtle political protest? Or just somebody with a color photocopier and a whimsical sense of humor? I wonder.
Meanwhile, as fast as they're putting them up, others are taking them down (as here at the Randolph El stop):
Or painting them over, as someone (a cranky construction worker?) has done here, further south on Michigan:
The eerie glow on his face reminds me of the pictures of Jesus they used to show us in Confirmation class. The beatific smile doesn't seem much like life, but the neck crease is a little unnerving.
Who's got a theory?
Posted at April 30, 2003 06:50 PMI'll ask around at the cacaphony society and see if it was one of their acts.
Commentary on the removal of Saddam imagery. By presenting image-cult material in the US a dialog emerges, as you document.
Posted by: mike on May 1, 2003 01:38 PMI took the picture [linked to my name below] on May 6 (northwest corner of Franklin and Monroe). It looks like someone may have scratched his eyes somewhat, but otherwise the poster is pretty good shape. I first noticed it the morning of May 5 and it's still up today.
Posted by: drench on May 7, 2003 09:21 AM