In recent news, it was brought up how an artist persuaded an old man to have a tattoo artist to refresh his number on his forearm. The old man was an Aushcwitz survivor. While the number is a metaphor about how we should not forget about historical catastrophes like the Holocaust, was it morally right?
For more on this story use the following link
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/arts/design/30zmijewski.html?_r=1&ref=design
How far do we push the moral boundary for art? Do you think the old man did it for a good cause or was taken advantage of?
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