August 25, 2008
Still Too Soon: Kin's Space Invaded at Art Show
Douglas Edric Stanley has pulled his Space Invaders installation out of an exhibit held in Germany honoring the classic arcade game's 30th anniversary. Stanley's piece, which recreates the 9/11 attacks using images from the 1980s game, was criticized not only by families of victims of the tragedy, but also by gamers and random types offering up death threats. He decided to pull the plug on the game, perhaps not coincidentally, on the same day the Japanese maker of the game said it was "seriously considering" suing him; seems his use of Space Invaders hadn't been approved. On his blog, Stanley, who lives in France, said, "The American response to this work has been, frankly, immature, and lacking the sophistication and consideration that other parts of the world have so far shown the work. Contrary to previous reports, I am an American and it saddens me that we as a people remain so profoundly unable to process this event." (NY Daily News)
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