A certain 'modern artist' has tied a dog and left him to die of starvation surrounded by food placed as text in the walls. He calls this art, and you can read about it here in Nico1's journal:
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now, not happy with this, the atrocity is that he was invited to take part of the 2008 Latinamerican Art Biennial in Honduras to repeat the same.
As an artist I cannot understand why anyone would call this art and it infuriates me to levels that I can barely explain. As a Latin American person it ashames me tremendously that any other Latinamerican country would allow this to happen again, while everybody else just stares at the poor animal suffering a long, painful death.
There is a petition to be signed here: [link] it is in Spanish, but it is legit, so don't worry if you don't understand it. If you are still worried about it, let me know and I'll translate it for you.

We are artists, we cannot agree with this being called art! we need to do something about it!

Now I think something else has to be done and that I why I went to the Hondura's Government webpage and found these mails to contact the Culture department:

Gabriela Carías
Oficial de Informacion
Tel 235-7228
gabicarias@yahoo.com

Wilfredo Banegas Deleón
Encargado de Informatica
Tel. 235-4700 ext. 123
banegasdeleon@gmail.com

I also wrote a letter, sending it to the first contact (it seemed the best option) and I will repost the letter so you can take it and send it again. I think it is important that you state what country you are from so they see that the whole world is against this.

Spanish:
Al señor Secretario de Cultura de la Nación de Honduras,
Eucebio Salvador Suazo,

Me dirijo a usted a fin de comunicar mi disconformidad acerca de la participación de Guillermo Vargas Habacuc en la Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo 2008 a realizarse en el país de Honduras el septiembre próximo. Seguramente usted ya será familiar con la exhibición que dicho artista planea presentar, incluyendo el espectáculo de un animal muriendo de inanición.
Como ciudadana latinoamericana no puedo sino preguntarme si es esta la imagen que deseamos que el resto del mundo perciba de las naciones latinoamericanas, salvajes que pueden observar la lenta y cruel muerte de un animal, sin tomar acción en su contra, y glorificando la crueldad como una forma de arte.
Como artista no puedo mas que sentir repulsión ante este hecho siendo llamado arte moderno. De ningún modo la exhibición del sufrimiento innecesario de un ser viviente puede ser considerado una expresión artística.
Señor Secretario de Cultura, le ruego tome cartas en este asunto y evite que este hecho lamentable vuelva a ser llevado a cabo en su país.

Sin otro particular saludo a usted muy atentamente,

TU NOMBRE AQUI
TU PAIS AQUI

English:
To Culture Secretary of Honduras,
Mr. Eucebio Salvador Suazo,

I write you in order to express my unconformity about the participation of Guillermo Vargas Habacuc in the Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo 2008 to be held in Honduras next September. I am sure you are already familiar with the nature of the exhibit that mentioned artist is planning to present, including the display of a dog starving to death.
As (INSERT YOUR COUNTRY HERE) citizen I cannnot but wonder if this is the image that your country wants to convey about Latin American countries, barbaric people that can stare at an animal dying slowly and painfully, taking no action, glorifying cruelty as an artistic expression.
As an artist I cannot but feel repulsion before this being called 'contemporary art'. By no means the display of unnecessary suffering of a living being can be considered art.
Mister Culture Secretary, I beg you to take part in this and avoid this deplorable display to take part in your country.

YOUR NAME HERE

Please, spread the word, we can stop this!