Always Franco by Eugenio Merino
ARTISTAS ANTIFASCISTAS. Manifesto in support of Eugenio Merino and for the freedom of expression. In recent months, both Spanish society and the international artistic community have witnessed with astonishment the legal proceedings which the Fundación Nacional Francisco Franco (FNFF) has initiated against the artist Eugenio Merino. This foundation, whose objectives include “spreading awareness of the human, political and military aspects of the figure of Francisco Franco, and also the achievements and accomplishments of his Regime”, is claiming €18,000 in compensation for damages to the dictator’s honor while labeling Merino’s work as “artistic rubbish”. (READ ARTICLE)
