The meaning and origin of the expression: Spill the beans. Spill the beans. more like this... Meaning. To divulge a secret, especially to do so inadvertently or maliciously. Origin. The derivation of this expression is sometimes said to be a voting system used in ancient Greece. The story goes that white beans indicated positive votes and black beans negative.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership and various pro-Palestinian groups have hailed the vote as a symbolic victory for the Palestinians. The Palestinian representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said that the vote regarding the flag would be another step towards solidifying Palestinian statehood.
Regardless of whether or not art can really be divorced from politics, Palestinian art is intimately and inseparably linked to the Palestinian cause. Once the Palestinian people gain their freedom, then their art, too, can be liberated from politics. artnet News | Posted 12.18.2014 | Arts. Read More: Protest Art, Art After Ferguson, Black Lives Matter, Die In, Die-In, Protest Art 2015, Yams Collective, Black Artists, Arts News. This article originally appeared on artnet News.