Posted on 02/06/2006 4:44:26 AM PST by unionblue83
Back in 1988, Andres Serrano submerged a crucifix in a vat of his urine, photographed the result and called it “art.”
Naturally, many of the world's two billion Christians were bothered by his antics. Members of the U.S. Congress called for a hard look at the National Endowment for the Arts, which had helped fund Serrano. Public outcry against Serrano was vocal and widespread.
As the uproar grew, numerous editorials in defense of Piss Christ, Serrano's controversial creation, were printed in U.S. and European newspapers and the Western cultural elite quickly sprang to his defense. For months, the New York Times beat the “freedom of expression” drum for all its worth, publishing numerous articles and opinion pieces sympathetic to Serrano and depicting him as courageous. In New York City, where Serrano lived, 400 New York artists held a public rally in support of his work and his right to create and display it. Serrano became a celebrated art world hero.
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Shouldn't we see copies of these "cartoons" causing such a ruckus so we can decide for ourselves?
I don't have copies to post, but they're very mild. Teddy Roosevelt was portrayed in a more scathing manner during his political career.
Good. The lib jihad defenders are being made to eat their own words.
Well, is it free speech or not? HHHHMMMMMM!!???!?
What amazes me is these cartoons were done FIVE months ago....doesn't take much to set the muslim world into a tizzy......
I didn't know that. So this is orchestrated after all. Pathetic.
Yes there they are the sons of the pedophile prophet. What human excrement. Heinrich Himmler where are you when you are REALLY needed?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570172/posts
Try this. The cartoons were included in the post.
Some of them are here:
http://media.michellemalkin.com/firsttheycame0545.wmv
Wonder why this Serrano hasn´t done a piss mohammed picture yet? sarc
The Post cartoon is interesting. They managed to get around paying the original cartoonist for using his work...
Yup, it's orchestrated.
Do you think there are lots of Danish and Norwegian flags readily available in shops in the Middle East for the protestors to buy for burning?
They tried to burn a prune Danish, but the impact somehow wasn't the same.
I am awaiting a portrait of Mohammed done in pig's blood... this ought to be right up some American artist's alley...
waiting.... waiting....waiting....
You might have a long wait. Artists tend not to make art commenting on outside cultures, etc. There are exceptions, of course, but not many.
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| Artist: Andres Serrano Artist's Lifespan: c. 1950- Title: Piss Christ Date: 1989 Location of Origin: United States
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1569423/posts
First they came for the funny ones
What amazes me is where was the Muslim outrage for the Piss Christ art? Jesus is considered a Prophet in Islam.
IIRC, the Koran also speaks highly of Moses, speaks of the Exodus, etc.
This entire thing seems way too well orchestrated to me, there wasn't a word about this back in September. It's almost like the jihadists have hired a Cindy Sheehan's PR firm.
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