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| For Left libertines, it's okay to malign Christ and Durga in 'art' |
| 2007-05-16 |
| A large cross depicting Christ with his penis hanging out, semen dripping from it into a commode. A nude woman with a baby attempting to push its way out of her vagina. The caption below the painting reads: "Durga Mata". These were two of the "works of art" made by Chandra Mohan, a student of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, who was arrested this past week on charges of hurting religious sentiments and posing a threat to public order. While Mohan's arrest may have been an extreme reaction and his release on bail would be welcomed even by his critics, the sequence of events leading to his becoming the most controversial artist in Gujarat merits attention. Equally noteworthy is how civil rights commandos and sections of the media have described Mohan's "plight" in jail - and labelled it an act of censorship - but have themselves censored references to the content of his art. The protests against Chandra Mohan's paintings began on May 9, when citizens groups asked him to remove his work from a public exhibition. Contrary to an erroneous impression being created, the paintings were not on display at a private gathering but, rather, at an exposition open to walk-in visitors. |
| Posted by:John Frum |
| #9 Won't be surprised if the 'artist' gets invited to a city sponsored show in San Francisco. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-05-16 21:25 |
| #8 Because some islamonutjob will come for him and he will end up dead? |
| Posted by: Jinegum Peacock9131 2007-05-16 21:17 |
| #7 Naked Hindu goddesses are hardly a shock for traditional Indian art. True.. but Hussain isn't a traditional artist. Whatever artistic point a modern artist wishes to make could also be done with other deities. So why aren't they? Why, as a muslim, doesn't he draw the naked Daughters of the Arab Moon God ? |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-05-16 15:43 |
| #6 A large cross depicting Christ with his penis hanging out, semen dripping from it into a commode. NOT ART but the garbage of someone very deranged and that has a serious mental disorder. Infantile--much like the "flasher" who likes to expose himself for shock. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-05-16 14:17 |
| #5 I agree with JerseyMike. This kind of "art" is really just carefully orchestrated political propaganda. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2007-05-16 12:52 |
| #4 Naked Hindu goddesses are hardly a shock for traditional Indian art. I seem to recall there are some temples literally covered in them. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-05-16 11:49 |
| #3 John Frum: Naked Hindu goddesses are hardly a shock for traditional Indian art. Unless you are somehow in favor of introducing blasphemy laws to protect some dolts notion of propriety regarding goddesses I suspect you do not even believe exist. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-05-16 09:37 |
| #2 There is an Indian artist (a muslim) called MF Hussain. Almost 90 years old now, his paintings now sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Lately he has been producing works of art featuring naked Hindu goddesses. Naturally he is being defended by the Indian left. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-05-16 07:42 |
| #1 How brave and daring of such a worldy progessive artist to risk the wrath of Cristians and Hindu's, you don't have to worry about getting your head hacked off or murdered in the street. I'd like to see you try that shit with the Pedo prophet. Pussy. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2007-05-16 07:27 |