I just saw the Botero Abu Ghraib paintings.  I don't know how many folks got to see them when they were shown at the Marlborough Gallery in NY, but this is the first time they've been shown in a public institution in the US.  Pretty interesting stuff.  The small drawings were really nice too.  The paintings were painted over a period of 14 months, most of them very large.  Botero is a Colombian [from Medellin-I'd imagine he knows about scary!]. 

If you get a chance, drop by. The paintings are on display in the Library of the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law and are sponsored by The Center For Latin American Studies.  Through March 23, 2007

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More images at The Marlborough Gallery

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