War art! What is it good for?

I guess the folks at the Odysseus Project exhibit agreed when I suggested Greg Cook would be a better choice than me for a panel discussion on the visual art of war. Greg blogs that he's on the panel tonight: "I’ll be speaking on a panel at the “Odysseus Project” exhibit at Art @ 12, 12 Farnsworth St., Boston. The exhibit features recent work by artists – some war vets, some not – who focus “on issues of war and the experience of veterans returning home.” The free talk begins at 7 p.m. and features Ken Hruby, associate professor of sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts; Ethan Berry, Gabrielle Keller, James O'Neill, and me." He goes on to show why he was a good pick, listing some of the notes he's putting together for the discussion, along with a display of images that he's thinking about.