Exhibit "Obscenity" Targets Christianity and Shocks Believers
Country: Spain
Category: Intolerance
Attack against: Faith | Morals
Nature of attack: Arts
Tags: Intolerance towards Religious Symbols | Negative Stereotyping
Category: Intolerance
Attack against: Faith | Morals
Nature of attack: Arts
Tags: Intolerance towards Religious Symbols | Negative Stereotyping
The exhibit displays about fifty photographs, among which a picture of the actress Rossy de Palma dressed as a "sexy nun" and the singer Alaska as a "sexy saint". The artist also poses with his husband Mario Vaquerizo in the manner of Michelangelo's Pieta.
The organiation Apostolado Eucaristico convoked a manifestation on Friday, February 17th, in front of the gallery to protest "against blasphemy" and "in defense of our Christian roots". "The blasphemous provocation threatens us again," says the website HazteOir. Another Foundation denounced it as an "injurious exhibit" and "a morbid and a virulent attack against the Catholic faith."
See pictures of the exhibit: http://obscenitymadrid.tumblr.com/
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