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posted Wednesday, 24 May 2006
A 35ft-tall, 13-and-a-half-ton Damien Hirst statue revealing the insides of a pregnant woman has been unveiled at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
The Virgin Mother has layers removed on one side to reveal the foetus and the woman's skull, muscles and tissue.
Here's a link to the full story.
I generally like Hirst's work, but part of me (the part growing out of the left side of my belly: you know, with the tentacles that I always complain of?) thinks the shock art approach is played out. Wait until the fundies get beyond the whole gay marriage bugaboo to find a new way to goose their sensibilities. Besides, what fun is it picking on the Catholics, who are wrapped up in this DaVinci Code nonsense? You'd get more mileage out of the Southern Baptists.
1. Kathy Staats left...
Saturday, 27 May 2006 1:33 am :: http://acantholimon.blog-city.com/
Frankly speaking I am shocked with what I see. You have chosen the gentlest
photo to place in the blog. The other photos on BBC web-site are really
striking. I cannot imagine how such idea could have come to the mind of a
person!
2. monsteroflove left...
Saturday, 27 May 2006 8:57 pm :: http://monsteroflove.blog-city.com
Hi Kathy,