Versions of this letter appeared in the Star, Greenpoint Star, VENERDI 14 OTTOBRE 2011 ANNO 136 N. 244 Edizione Romana In Italia EURO 1,20 Versions of this letter appeared in— Queens Ledger, Queens Examiner, LIC/Astoria Journal, Leader-Observer, The Glendale Register, Forest Hills Times — * Malverne/West Hempstead, NY

NEW YORK Fondato nel 1876 www. corriere.it Tuesday, April 3, 2012 HERALD www.metro.us MARCH 1 - 7, 2012

and the Napoleone a NYC, l’arte di Koppelman and

La mostra Translation of Corriere della Sera article:

APRIL 2, 2012 ’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER www. nydailynews.com Exhibition WWW.NEWSDAY.COM MARCH 5, 2012 Un sottotitolo titolo curioso e immaginario, «Napoleone entra a New Racism can end York», per la mostra inaugurata ieri nel Museo Napoleonico di Roma su «Chaim Koppelman e l' Imperatore», con opere“Napoleon comprese Entering tra il New York” is the subtitle, Dear Editor: 1957 e il 2007.intriguing and fictitious, for the exhibition inaugu- Pensions are As two persons—one black, one white—who have been Tu l' ratedartista yesterday americano at the Museo Napoleonico in Rome friends for over 25 years, we like so many others are very Chaim Koppelman,on “Chaim ritenuto Koppelman uno and the Emperor,” with works not luxuries angry at the killing of young Trayvon Martin. dei massimi incisorifrom 1957-2007. statunitensi, We feel it is a national emergency that people use this ad aprire almeno Itidealmente was the artist le Chaim Koppelman, considered To the Editor: tragedy to once and for all understand what racism comes porte di New oneYork of athe Napoelone. greatest American printmakers, who was As a retired school crossing guard for the from and how it can end. And yes racism can end! Koppelman (1920-2009)to open, at alla least figu- ideally, the gateway of New York to Nassau County Police Department for 28 years The answer is in the important philosophy and educa- ra di Napoleone,Napoleon. studiata inTo differ-the figure of Napoleon studied in dif- who loved the work I did making sure our children tion Aesthetic Realism, founded by . It explains enti forme, in ferenttutte le forms, sue contrad- in all his contradictions and his diverse were safe, I am grateful to the labor movement, that there are two desires in every person, regardless of the dizioni e nelleattitudes, sue Koppelmandiverse (1920-2009) in fact dedicated a including CSEA, for the modest pension I now color of their skin. The first is our deepest desire: to like accezioni, ha infattilarge partdedicato of his gran long career, beginning at age nine, receive. It has allowed me and my husband to live the world honestly and see meaning and value in things and parte della suawhen, lunga for thecarriera, first time, he drew Napoleon’s profile in with dignity in our later years. people. The second is the desire for contempt, “the addition iniziando già ahis nove geography anni quando book. And a good portion of these I am outraged at our political leaders who are to self through the lessening of something else.” per la prima worksvolta ne(he disegnò created ilone hundred such paintings, draw- trying to blame our economic problems on pen- Contempt is so ordinary, from making fun of a person profilo sul suoings libro diand geografia. prints) E are on exhibit in Rome, until sions. We, the workers, are taxpayers who have paid who makes a mistake or thinking you’re better than anoth- una buona parteJanuary di queste 8 (piazza opere di Ponte Umberto I, from Tuesday into the pension system; we are not getting rich er because of the section of town you live in. Contempt is Icona L’artista americano (ne realizzò cento tra dipinti, dis- from it. The attempt to destroy traditional pensions also what makes for the great injustices of this world from to Sunday 9-19, tel. 060608). Chaim Koppelman ha dedicato egni e incisioni) Koppelman,sono ora in a student of Eli Siegel (1902- and replace them with 401(k)s is shameful, and is war to racism—it’s what made for slavery and Nazism. parte della sua carriera a only making it harder for people to retire. In the mostra a Roma,1978), fino all' the 8 gennaio philosopher and founder of Aesthetic In the international journal The Right of Aesthetic descrivere la figura (piazza di Ponte Umberto I 1, da journal The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known, Realism, explores the figure of Napoleon with a Realism to Be Known, of June 25, 1997, titled “Racism Can dell’imperatore martedì a domenica 9-19, tel. Ellen Reiss, chairman of education, writes, “...pen- profundity that derives from his lengthy study of End,” Chairman of Education Ellen Reiss wrote: “The big 060608). sions, which are not gifts, were earned by workers thing people have not known about racial prejudice is that it that philosophy. He presents in the Napoleonic fig- Koppelman, formatosi con Eli Siegel (1902-1978), filosofo with the labor or their bodies and minds. Pensions does not begin with race. It begins with how one sees the fondatore della corrente del Realismo estetico, ureindaga the lacontrast figura diof what is and what appears, of rev- are not luxuries, because in a civilized country, to world.” Napoleone con una profondità che gli derivaolutionary dai lunghi roots studi and imperial ambition, a perfect feel one can meet old age without terror of impov- Unfortunately, these horrors will continue unless the filosofici, cogliendo in questa figura il contrastoembodiment tra l' essere of e the l' Siegelian theory of the oneness erishment should not be a luxury.” larger and stronger desire for respect is gone after, and the apparire, tra la radice rivoluzionaria e l' ambizioneof opposites. imperiale, The per- emperor is represented as he has I am grateful for this quote because it describes desire for contempt is criticized in all of us. We want the fetta incarnazione della teoria Siegeliana dell' unitàobviously degli neveropposti. been seen before: at Coney Island how I feel about my pension and the fact that no tragic and unjust killing of Trayvon Martin to be a means of on a crowded summer beach; nude; or portrayed person getting older should be terrified that they people being truly against injustice in others and ourselves. Inedite, ovviamente, le raffigurazioni dell' imperatore: a Coney Island, in una affollata spiaggia estiva, nudo, o ritrattoriding amentre steer ascav- he enters . will not have enough money to live decently. Sincerely, alca un bue entrando a Manhattan. ALLAN MICHAEL MATTHEW D’AMICO ANNA MILLER Brooklyn Manhattan * The Corriere della Sera, or Evening Courier, is the largest newspaper in Italy. West Hempstead

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