Art can be bad, sure. But literally torture?
"Madrid - It was torture with a creative flair - build tiny cells that kept prisoners from sleeping, sitting or pacing, and decorate the walls with mind-bending art.
These chambers operated during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, and were the work of communists fighting for the government side as it battled troops under fascist General Francisco Franco. Their existence is a bizarre, little-known footnote to the conflict, and is now the focus of historians and artists."
Full article: Abstract art used to drive prisoners mad
Thanks to Ragnar Satzer!
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