People Think They Know, But They Don't

This line was spoken by the mother who lost her son to the war in Iraq in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. The most horrifying aspect of the current political situation in America, is that a nation of voters re-elected George Bush based on a perception of reality that was manipulated and distorted by deceptive political tactics. This distortion of reality was then magnified and reinforced by the mainstream media. As a result, the voters of America thought they knew, but they didn't... So now what?

By the same token, does art allow for the articulation of truth? Or is art too influenced by the pressure of artworld power brokers. Can art speak to the necessities of the artist only when it separates itself from the imposed obligations of artworld practice? When it does separate itself, does it cease to be art?

It now becomes the greatest necessity to convey the truth as one sees it to a world in urgent need of it.