All of these signs comment on Giuliani's attempts to turn this city into a repressive corporate police state. Literally thousands of police officers have acknowledged that they understand our position and agree with it. In fact, police officers are among the biggest fans of these paintings. I'm sometimes cheered by the police at demonstrations and police officers have actually bought many of the signs. The reason the Mayor and his defenders at the Post refuse to address the issues my paintings actually deal with is that they cannot do so without explaining certain things.
All art involves exaggeration, an emphasis and heightening of certain features for dramatic effect.
The Mayor is a racist. He does violate civil rights. He is an enemy of free speech. No one would carry them, no one would buy them and no one would comment on them. The reason they are seen as a serious threat to the Mayor is exactly because they convey a message about Giuliani that everyone can immediately grasp and that a great many people readily agree with.