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...Masriadi has come to prominence so quickly that there has been little critical analysis of his work. "The art critics haven't caught up with the art market," says Ahmad Mashadi of Singapore's NUS Museum. And with about a week left to run on "Black Is My Last Weapon," his solo exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum, www.singart.com, you have a chance to see what the collectors have been fussing about. Expect to be amused and provoked...
...Black and White Why is the economy trumping race [Oct. 20]? Maybe because race is completely irrelevant as to whether someone should be the next President! Sure there are some bigots who will vote solely based on race, but to imply that for many Americans the economy and race are issues of comparable weight is simply insulting. Zachary Nass, Merritt Island...
...resent David Von Drehle's implication in "The Limits of Race" that whites who vote against Obama do so for racial reasons [Oct. 20]. Obviously race influences some voters, but what about blacks? Certainly some African Americans will vote for Obama because he is black. How many of these voters will cancel out white voters who vote for the wrong reasons? James C. Perley, Little Sioux, Iowa...
...Color of Defeat In "What If He Loses?" ta-nehisi coates reflects on the "loud sucking of the teeth" and "resignation" with which Barack Obama's defeat would be met by the black community [Oct. 20]. If Obama loses the election, the disappointment will be widespread and multiracial because voters will have chosen to continue down a path of political, fiscal and diplomatic disaster. Let's dispense with the black-white distinction. We're all Americans. Peter F. Hartwick, Candler...
...brains of thinking white voters register alarm when they hear fear-inciting words from Republican candidates. People, white and black, will vote for Obama because they use their brains. Doris Schaffer, Fallbrook, Calif...