divine comedy in California

[welsh]

Saw this and thought it might be interesting.

What if Dante was doing the Divine Comedy from California? Would Hell be anymore interesting?

This exhibition features Sandow Birk’s most recent series of prints and paintings, which are based on his contemporary re-translation of Dante Alighieri’s 14th century epic poem The Divine Comedy—a classic work of Western literature that invites readers to tour the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso with Dante as their guide. However, Birk’s reinterpretation of the tale, which he undertook with journalist Marcus Sanders, is more than a straightforward rendering. In Birk’s Divine Comedy, police helicopters descend upon the streets of Los Angeles, gas guzzling SUV’s overtake the streets of San Francisco, and fast food emblems and corporate logos dominate the American landscape. In over 70 prints and paintings, Sandow Birk crafts an imaginary American narrative that is humorous, yet brimming with political relevance.

Art exhibit- San Jose-
http://www.sjmusart.org/content/exhibitions/current/exhibition_info.phtml?itemID=223