LAPD shuts down art exhibit

the show apparently just featured satirized corporate logos…
(along with another recent attempt at censoring a public artwork in
Baldwin Park by the xenophobic org Save Our State, LA is going through
an interesting battle in the co-called culture war…
http://www.la.indymedia.org/news/2005/05/126478.php )

http://transportgallery.com/transport/
At 10:40 pm, April 23rd, the LAPD chose to shut down our past event,
Mark of the Beast, due to the "agressive and offensive" nature of the
show's content. Transport Gallery is seeking your help in exposing this
obvious breach of First Amendment rights. If you attended the Mark of
the Beast, and have any information or comments regarding the police's
actions please contact us by email at [email protected].
Witness statements will be helpful in this situation. Thank you, TG.

more info from Mark Vallen, an LA based artist's blog

This past April I received an invite to attend an art opening at the
Transport Gallery in downtown Los Angeles. The show, titled Mark of the
Beast, was scheduled for one night only on April 23rd, 2005, at the
small gallery space located in the Factory Place art colony. Graphic
artist Brandy Flower curated the show, which consisted of recognizable
corporate logos that had been reworked to reveal - or unveil - the
truth behind the corporate propaganda. The spoof ads ranged from the
GAP (transformed into GAG), to the red white and blue CHEVRON oil
company emblem (transformed into SHAME ON). The promotional material
advertised the show as running from 7 to 11 in the evening. I wanted to
be present at this one night exhibit, but instead decided to stay at
home to work on a new series of oil paintings. It wasn