The Institute for Primary Facts has compiled more than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.
Hard disagree. The fact it’s an art exhibit is the point, not a defect. The article summarizes it better than I could:
The library—essentially, the Epstein files in analog—is intended to represent the staggering scale of Epstein’s crimes, as well as the impunity with which he carried them out. More than 17,000 pounds [7700 kg] of evidence is on display at the library, says David Garrett, the main organizer of the exhibit at the Institute for Primary Facts, a nonprofit intended to promote transparency and accountability in the US government.
If you went into this expecting it to be about accessibility, that’s not the library’s fault. The fact that it’s giving these a physical form is the point, because it’s 1) giving a visceral representation of how immense the scale of these crimes were and 2) showing that this is 100% out in the open despite essentially fuck-all being done about it. It is a monument to injustice.
It’s a statement. Art exhibits make statements. And honestly, reading about this one shook me a little, reminding me after half a decade how profoundly abnormal all of this really is. It’s a way for the audience to ground themselves, and it achieves that magnificently – I’m sure even better in person.
Hard disagree. The fact it’s an art exhibit is the point, not a defect. The article summarizes it better than I could:
If you went into this expecting it to be about accessibility, that’s not the library’s fault. The fact that it’s giving these a physical form is the point, because it’s 1) giving a visceral representation of how immense the scale of these crimes were and 2) showing that this is 100% out in the open despite essentially fuck-all being done about it. It is a monument to injustice.
It’s a statement. Art exhibits make statements. And honestly, reading about this one shook me a little, reminding me after half a decade how profoundly abnormal all of this really is. It’s a way for the audience to ground themselves, and it achieves that magnificently – I’m sure even better in person.