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Sept. 22, 2011---The day after the state of Georgia murdered Troy Davis, an innocent man--Boston,Mass. protest against the death penalty.
from Baldwin's: Charles I, Execution of Archbishop Laud. AR medal 1645 (but struck after the Restoration) by J. Roettier (58mm). Draped bust r. wearing cap, GUIL ARCHIEPISC CANTVAR X IAN 1644. rev. An enfant genius holding mitre and crozier aloft, two more below holding Charles’s crown and orb, with a view of London in lower distance, SANCTI CAROLI PRAECVRSOR, Forerunner of the sainted Charles. edge engraved in italics. THE FRIENDLY LOADSTONE HAS NOT MORE COMBIN’D, THAN BISHOPS CRAMP’D THE COMMERCE OF MANKIND A*M. (MI i 315/147; E 145).
Extremely Fine, blue iridescence to toning, minor handling marks.
The inscription around the edge is contemporary with the medal’s issue and is taken from Andrew Marvel’s poem ‘The Loyal Scot’ (1669). Marvel was a strong supporter of the Commonwealth and Cromwell and after the restoration was an outspoken critic of Charles II, particularly concerning religious toleration, when these verses were applied to the medal. Laud was arrested in 1640 but his trial did not begin until 12 March 1644. Found guilty of treason, he was executed on Tower Hill on 10 January, 1645.
Presented is a single loop of a repeating 00:23 second video and audio track over two clocks with approximately 12 inch diameters that are hung on the wall.
This is the first execution of Untitled in May 2016.
*"Perpetua" is a Spanish word that translates to "everlasting."
The planning and execution for the idea involved 600 people from Bayat Foundation and Afghan Wireless in each event and it considered all aspects including security, management, food/refreshments and pre-event activities for each regional race.
The pre-event activities included campaigning on Ariana Television Network (ATN & 93.5 Ariana FM), who are the exclusive media partners for this event. Newspaper ads and BTL which includes Posters, Outdoors to excite people to come participate in this mega event. Approximately 500-600 registration forms were received out of which first 300 to 400 participants were selected for the race.
This year the Annual Run Race is held in Kandahar on 11th April, 2008 and received tremendous response from the people of Kandahar. The race started from Baba Wali Dorahi and ended at Arghandab Sarkari Bagh. Followed by Jalalabad, Mazar-e- Sharif, Takhar/Kunduz,Heart and Khost on respectively.
The 10 Km race in the region had participants from all age groups from approx.16 to 40 years old. An overwhelming crowd of nearly 10-20,000 persons were physically present to watch the participants run.