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I'm pleased that the murals in the WTO building get an airing. The film is worth watching but the tone is annoying. Yes, when the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT) took over the building the old murals from the International Labour Organization were covered up. But
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But that may have been as much about changing tastes as anything else. Personally, they're not my style, but they are historical
The WTO wasn't a new owner. It's the same one transformed for an expanded role
The WTO did not immediately install "commodifird" art. First, ...
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The WTO wasn't a new owner. It's the same one transformed for an expanded role
The WTO did not immediately install "commodifird" art. First, ...
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First a group of WTO and ILO volunteers learnt about the murals. They persuaded the WTO's management to remove the panels covering them and restore damaged work. I know. Some were close colleagues, and one is even glimpsed in the film. The WTO did it.
It was only later...
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It was only later...
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It was only later, after the murals had been restored that a new building was built, next to the old one, which was renovated. The new building and parts of the old building had a more modern interior design, including a little museum and more modern artwork.
Even then ...
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Even then ...
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Even then, the WTO features people in most displays. The claim it only cares about commodities is ludicrous.
As is talk of armed guards. WTO's security is unarmed.
A pity the film-makers chose to put a fanciful spin on this. Still, worth warching for the pictures.
5/5.
As is talk of armed guards. WTO's security is unarmed.
A pity the film-makers chose to put a fanciful spin on this. Still, worth warching for the pictures.
5/5.
