Andres Serrano "Piss Christ" a cricifix submerged in a jar of urine.
The Holy Virgin Mary and Mayor Giuliani
One of his paintings,
The Holy Virgin Mary, a depiction of the
Virgin Mary, was at issue in a lawsuit between the mayor of
New York City,
Rudy Giuliani, and the
Brooklyn Museum of Art when it was exhibited there in 1999 as a part of the
"Sensation" exhibit. The painting depicted a black African Mary surrounded by images from blaxploitation movies and close-ups of female genitalia cut from pornographic magazines, and elephant dung. These were formed into shapes reminiscent of the
cherubim and
seraphim commonly depicted in images of the
Immaculate conception and the
Assumption of Mary. Following the scandal surrounding this painting, Bernard Goldberg ranked Ofili #86 in
100 People Who Are Screwing Up America
Con:
Imagine doing the same with the Koran?
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