Subject: For Oscar W, from NPR

Date: Fri Oct 21 08:47:33 2016
User: BuzzClik
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"Reading Gaol, Where Oscar Wilde Was Imprisoned, Unlocks Its Gates For Art" October 20, 20165:51 PM ET "Beneath Gothic arches and metal walkways, a place of torment has been reclaimed as a place of creative ferment. In 1895, celebrated writer Oscar Wilde — author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray — was convicted of homosexual activity and sentenced to two years in the infamous Reading Gaol. "The British prison, which was operational until 2013, has just reopened for an unusual art exhibition; 'Inside' features installations and texts inspired by the prison and Wilde's experiences there. "Cells where solitary prisoners counted down the days are now filled with art. In one, artist and film director Steve McQueen has draped a gold-plated mosquito net over a bare metal bunk bed. In another, a river flows through the torso of a woman in a diorama by American sculptor Robert Gober. In another, Wilde and his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, known as Bosie, are reunited in a diptych by Marlene Dumas. The organization behind it all is called Artangel — it specializes in bringing cutting-edge art into unused and unusual spaces." --more at link-- :)

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