6/3/04: The local outcry against the assault of gallery owner Haigh has continued, with some local supporters debating whether or not to post photocopies of the controversial painting around the city. Supervisor Aaron Peskin has proposed hanging the painting in "the people's building" of City Hall, as a show of solidarity.
5/31/04: Following news that an unknown assailant punched Lori Haigh in the face, giving her a black eye, and the SFPD advised her to close the gallery rather than offering protection, the community met on Tuesday, June 1st, 7pm, at nearby Live Worms Gallery to discuss this brutal assault on artists, galleries, and freedom of expression.
5/29/04: Supporters gathered at the gallery: Photos | Video
5/26/04: SF's Capobianco Gallery has been forced to close after right-wingers made death threats and demanded that owner Lori Haigh shutdown her exhibit of works by East Bay artist Guy Colwell. In a series of incidents, Haigh was spat on, the gallery was pelted with eggs, trash was dumped in front of the entrance, her children were threatened, and she was called "anti-American" for showing the work. Colwell's The Abuse depicts Pfc. Lynndie England and another soldier smiling gleefully as they look upon a trio of naked, hooded Iraqi prisoners who are hooked up to electrical wires. In the background, a third American soldier is escorting a Muslim woman in a robe into the torture chamber. The painting is black and white, except for American flag patches on the soldiers' uniforms, which appear to be splattered with blood. Read more