from United Poultry ConcernsDavid Beitzel Gallery
Cancels Perdue Exhibition -- United Poultry
Concerns Condemned "Masterpieces in Chicken". Children
drawing replicas of parts of dead chickens for Perdue "nuggets" is not
art, it's child abuse .
Machipongo - A "Masterpieces In Chicken" exhibition
scheduled to be held on January 12, 2000, at the David Beitzel Gallery
in New York City was canceled in response to a protest launched by
United Poultry Concerns yesterday. This exhibition, sponsored by Perdue
Farms, would have awarded prizes to children between the ages of three
and twelve for drawings of chicken nuggets in connection with a Perdue
marketing project.
David Beitzel informed United Poultry Concerns today
that the gallery will not host the event or rent gallery space for the
event as was planned. A barrage of faxes, letters, and express mail
demanded that the David Beitzel Gallery cancel its involvement with
Perdue. We are delighted with Mr. Beitzel's decision.
If the David Beitzel Gallery had not canceled the
exhibition, United Poultry Concerns announced it would hold a protest
demonstration in front of the gallery on January 12th. The protest would
have included banners, photos, signs, costumes, and megaphones
proclaiming the fact that Perdue Farms and the David Beitzel Gallery
exploited kids and "art" to sell dead birds and dirty products to
innocent toddlers and school children.
"We take this matter very seriously," says Karen Davis,
president of United Poultry Concerns. "Perdue Farms is exploiting
children by pretending to seem like a good corporate citizen that cares
about kids, literacy, and the arts. This is poppycock."
"We believe that the David Beitzel Gallery simply was
not aware that Perdue Farms has a record of violence, corruption,
pollution, and dishonorable business practices," Davis says. "We are
pleased to acknowledge Mr. Beitzel's decision to remove the gallery from
the orbit of Perdue Farms and the prostitution of art for profit."
UNITED POULTRY CONCERNS, INC
PO Box 150
Machipongo, VA 23405
www.upc-online.org
Contact: Karen Davis 757-678-7875
karen@upc-online.org
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