Colorado art museum exhibit shows Jesus engaged in sex act

[Monkeyleg]

I'm posting this is the Politics forum because the Colorado art museum is taxpayer-funded, and that's where I take issue with this exhibition of "art". If this **expletive deleted** "artist" wants to have his "art" in private galleries, let him do so.

I love the challenge near the article when Don Surber suggested the "artist" show some courage by doing the same thing with a painting of Muhammad. I suspect the "artist" would be dead by the end of the year.

Article is here.

[Viking]

Setting up Jesus in a situation like that? My, how edgy. Absolutely no-one has done anything like that before. I wonder why no-one else thought of it first.

[TommyGunn]

Oh, great, yet another piece of ****---er, .... "art."  I get the First Amendment, but is there no one in any "art museum" who has good taste?  And why are some artists so intent on provoking Christians?

[Perd Hapley]

And why are some artists so intent on provoking Christians?

Free publicity.

[Monkeyleg]

And why are some artists so intent on provoking Christians?

Because Christians are "tolerant", unlike Muslims, who would behead the guy in a NY minute.

What I want to know is why the directors of a publicly-funded museum didn't see a problem with this?

[MicroBalrog]

Because 90% of the population are Christians.

[grampster]

Because Christians are "tolerant", unlike Muslims, who would behead the guy in a NY minute.

What I want to know is why the directors of a publicly-funded museum didn't see a problem with this?

Because a good deal of the Artsy Fartsy community are left wing hypocrites.  I enjoy art and even have an ability to discern the difference between actual aritistic talent and the self centered arrogance of those who believe art should challenge the status quo using outrage rather than muse or actual talent.

[Angel Eyes]

Enrique Chagoya's "The Misadventures of the Romantic Cannibals," created in 2003, is a multipanel piece in which "cultural and religious icons are presented with humor and placed in contradictory, unexpected and sometimes controversial contexts,"

A hundred bucks says a certain major religious icon is not part of the exhibit.

[MechAg94]

Last time I went to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, I saw the art exhibit there.  That was some real art. 

[ronnyreagan]

why are some artists so intent on provoking Christians?

Because something like this is guaranteed to get a a bunch of people all hot and bothered but not to the point acting out or hurting anyone. They'll blog about and maybe write a letter or two. If a major media personality picks it up the museum might give the artist the boot but by then he's made a name for himself and it only cost him upsetting a bunch of people who never would have liked his "art" anyway.

What I want to know is why the directors of a publicly-funded museum didn't see a problem with this?

I don't see a problem with it. I'd be sympathetic to arguments against publicly funding any museum art exhibits but once you're past that - I see no reason to shy away from subject matter that some people could be offended by. People are too easily offended, that would make for pretty boring art.

[MicroBalrog]

I disagree.

One of two things need to be happening:

1. No funding of museums/musea with public money.

2. If museums are funded with public money, the public (via whatever mechanism) needs to control the content.

Now, you must understand that I personally am not offended by this content. That's not relevant.

What is wrong here is how public museums and public academia function. They get to drink public money, but people who are not accountable to the general public in any way control content.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

why are some artists so intent on provoking Christians?

Because there are no roving Baptist hit squads.

[Monkeyleg]

What is wrong here is how public museums and public academia function. They get to drink public money, but people who are not accountable to the general public in any way control content.

Quite right. If this were a private gallery and those who pay for its operation (customers) were outraged, the owner(s) of the gallery would pull the "art" rather than risk losing customers.

With taxpayers footing the bill, the "art" can outrage 50-70% of the people who pay for its operation, but getting the "art" pulled will be next to impossible, and getting the director booted would require a massive, coordinated public effort.

Perhaps someone with the requisite skills could duplicate the work, except depict Muhammad rather than Jesus, affix the "artists" name to the piece, and circulate it in the Middle East. Put a bio of the "artist" on it as well, with his address so people can order prints.

[Perd Hapley]

Because there are no roving Baptist hit squads.

Dude, if Baptists had roving hit squads, I would so totally be one. Besides, the food is pretty good, so there's that.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Dude, if Baptists had roving hit squads, I would so totally be one. Besides, the food is pretty good, so there's that.

You must have a lot of love for chicken spaghetti.

[roo_ster]

Because there are no roving Baptist hit squads.

And that's the problem!

At least you have a reasonable expectation that, after they kill you, they won't dance on your grave.

[MillCreek]

Because there are no roving Baptist hit squads.

Don't give Westboro any ideas.

[TommyGunn]

Because there are no roving Baptist hit squads.

[Perd Hapley]

Don't give Westboro any ideas.

As if they would have the stones. 

You must have a lot of love for chicken spaghetti.

Say what? That's one heresy I can't convert to, hit squads or no. No amount of smiting the infidel can atone for white meat spaghetti. 

[MillCreek]

I have never had chicken spaghetti, and it sounds intriguing.  Is this a Midwest thing?  Can someone point me to a representative recipe?

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

I have never had chicken spaghetti, and it sounds intriguing.  Is this a Midwest thing?  Can someone point me to a representative recipe?

It is a foul concoction of noodles, chicken (rumored), and scads of onions.

[Perd Hapley]

I have never had chicken spaghetti, and it sounds intriguing.  Is this a Midwest thing?  Can someone point me to a representative recipe?

It ain't my midwest. I never heard of it either.

I bet somewhere out there, an artist is drawing Jesus eating chicken spaghetti at the Last Supper. Blasphemer.

[MillCreek]

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/chicken_spaghet/

If this is what you are talking about, I would eat this in a heartbeat.

[Perd Hapley]

Cheddar cheese on spaghetti? Further proof that all casserole recipes should be destroyed, for the good of mankind. How can a loving God permit such atrocities?

[taurusowner]

A thread where the usual "detcord" answer has real purpose?