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| Very Nice Picture But Where is the Local Pub? |
The bombing was undertaken by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of Spanish Nationalist forces, on 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War.
In response the Spanish Republican government launched a massive counter-attack by commissioning Pablo Citroen Picasso to create a large mural for the Spanish display at the Paris International Exposition at the 1937 World's Fair, adjacent to the Merry-go-round.
Guernica has become an anti-war symbol and an embodiment of peace. It shows the tragedy of war and the suffering inflicted upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians not just then but now, particularly in events like Syria.
Guernica catapults the viewer back in time, from their latter day peace, to show them the turmoil and destruction brought upon Guernica. It shows death, chaos and the terror inflicted upon that small town. It shows the ruinous effect that the politics of the extreme had upon the people of Guernica.
Neither does it show were the public toilets are. Where do they expect me to go in the event of an emergency? And worst of all it has no indication of where the local pubs are situated.
One could have shat a better map than this!
What should a gentleman do if he is caught short in a foreign country?
ReplyDeleteThis is an important question. One has two options. The first is to be British as hang on in quiet desparation. The second is to do as they do in Rome, as the saying goes.
ReplyDeleteSo in France one just deposits one's solid human waste matter in the street. In Belgium however, you just deposit your solid human waste matter in your trousers.
Funny lot those Belgians