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Cartoons in Conflict: World's top editorial cartoonists sketch path to Middle East peace |
| By Liza Donnelly l Published: Tuesday, December 08 2009 06:23 |
 We love cartoons because they make us laugh. But they may also blur the line between humor and seriousness, causing a different kind of chuckle -- one that brings home a kind of sad truth that we say is "funny." Cartoons may even bring on tears. While there are occasional examples of how cartoons may divide people, there are many that act as a bridge to better understanding between cultures. So is the case for "Cartoons in Conflict," an exhibit of black-and-white-and-color by forty renowned artists, including Pulitzer Prize winners Pat Oliphant and Jim Morin, the syndicated Jeff Danziger, Japan's No Rio, and Plantu of France.
I count myself fortunate to join them at 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, at 6 W. 26th St. in New York City for an exploration of the thorny issue of reconciliation and peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The traveling exhibit, which has already appeared in Israel, Spain, and Italy will stay in New York City through December 23. The exhibit is co-presented by Parents Circle Families Forum, a grassroots organization comprised of Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost loved ones in the region's conflict. New York's No Longer Empty, a group that orchestrates public art exhibitions in vacated buildings, will act as curator for the exhibit. The opening night reception will feature remarks by Robi Damelin and Mazan Faraj, PCFF representatives who are traveling with the exhibition. Faraj "These artists have a unique talent for conveying complicated and challenging ideas with just a few pen strokes,” said Damelin, an Israeli who lost her son to a Palestinian attacker. “Their art illustrates the destructive absurdity of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and, more importantly, serves as a catalyst for hope by imagining a path to reconciliation and peace.” In doing the drawings for this exhibition, I tapped my connection to the conflict from both the larger human perspective and well as the individual one, as a mother. I can only imagine what it must be like to live in the midst of such death, destruction and pain. Creatively with my pen, I speak to what I know as a fellow human being. A slideshow of cartoons from the exhibit: Permission to dscriber via "Cartoons in Conflict." -- Liza Donnelly, a dscriber contributor, draws cartoons for The New Yorker -- Online resources: http://www.theparentscircle.com Share |
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