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2007-10-12 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Neo-Nazi Swedish muttaween smash Serrano photographs

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-10-12 02:58|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 Andres Serrano's work has long been shrouded in controversy. His images of corpses, as well as a crucifix dipped in his own urine, are among a number of his works that have provoked fury and physical attacks.

You'd think this assclown would get the message.

Being controversial for controversy's sake.
Being provocative for provocation's sake.
Being different for difference's sake.
Being sensational for the sake of sensationalism.

None of this constitutes the essence of art. It represents an intentionally contrived effort to attract attention by deliberately offending people without the least attempt at providing serious content or the sense of mastery, beauty and skill that real art conveys.

I'm amazed that someone hasn't physically assaulted this jerk already. He rates right up there with Tracey Emin of "My Bed" fame.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-12 03:29|| 2007-10-12 03:29|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought it was Muslims since Serrano is name of a variety of Spanish ham.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-10-12 04:55|| 2007-10-12 04:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Goose-stepping euro-goons versus postmodernist transgressive pseudo-artist.

Do I have to pick sides? Can't they both lose?

Posted by Mike 2007-10-12 06:34|| 2007-10-12 06:34|| Front Page Top

#4 JFM, Serrano is also a very hot chili pepper.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-10-12 08:20|| 2007-10-12 08:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Of course, this goon is too much of a moral and physical coward to do to the Koran what he did to a crucifix.

Posted by E. Brown 2007-10-12 09:15|| saturninretrograde.blogspot.com]">[saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2007-10-12 09:15|| Front Page Top

#6 JFM, Serrano is also a very hot chili pepper.

And, a helluva hitter. Although he does have trouble hitting a curve ball without sacrificing a live chicken to Jobu.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-10-12 09:18|| 2007-10-12 09:18|| Front Page Top

#7 No-one forced people to go into the Gallery (I'd disagree if the gallery got state money).

I hope the vandals are jailed.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-10-12 10:08|| 2007-10-12 10:08|| Front Page Top

#8 I'ma with Mike on this one. Here's to hopin' they both lose! Two more fitting groups (Nazis and "Progressive Artists") could NOT deserve each other more.

And, Zen nails it spot-on. Being different for publicity and attention is NOT art.

Posted by BA 2007-10-12 12:08|| 2007-10-12 12:08|| Front Page Top

#9 I'd disagree if the gallery got state money

Bright Pebbles, what if the so-called artiste "got state money"?

The NEA continues to show an intolerance of traditional values, in spite of the consistent outrage of the American public. Numerous grants have been awarded over the years to "artists" who do little to disguise their contempt for the religious beliefs of others. Consider Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ" (a photo of a crucifix in a jar of urine) or Joel-Peter Witkin's "Maquette for Crucifix" which portrays a naked Jesus Christ surrounded by sado-masochistic obscene imagery. These portrayals of religion meet the NEA standard; however, one would be hard pressed to find a positive portrayal of religion as it would probably be seen as a violation of the separation of church and state.

The NEA also uses its grant money to endorse alternative lifestyles, such as homosexuality. Current NEA chief Jane Alexander vocally defended an NEA-funded performance by Ron Athey in Minneapolis in which the HIV positive Athey sliced into another man's back with a knife and cleaned up the blood with towels which were then sent on clotheslines over the audience. Alexander also recently told a homosexual magazine, The Advocate, that she intended to use the agency to "introduce people gently to gay themes all across the country. And I mean gently, because if you start with a kind of very overt thing, people get scared. You gently bring in gay people and introduce them to the world through art."
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In an older article:

Serrano is the photographer who touched off a firestorm of controversy with Piss Christ (1988), a large color photograph depicting a small plastic crucifix submerged in the artist's urine. Serrano's Piss Christ raised the ire of numerous religious and secular groups, including the American Family Association, and brought condemnation from U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms. It also heated up the debate over whether the federal government should fund such artwork. Serrano had received in 1988 a $15,000 grant from Awards in the Visual Arts, partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
[emphasis added]

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-12 13:52|| 2007-10-12 13:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Neo Nazis use extreme profanity on their websites. That's decadence.

Posted by McZoid 2007-10-12 16:37|| 2007-10-12 16:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Was she kissing the horse or what ?

Posted by wxjames 2007-10-12 21:15|| 2007-10-12 21:15|| Front Page Top

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