dimarts, 8 de setembre del 2015

Russian Thugs vs. The Avant-Garde

On Aug. 14, members of the ultraconservative Orthodox Christian organization, God’s Will, stormed into an exhibition that had just opened at Moscow’s storied exhibition hall, the Manezh. The exhibition, “Sculptures We Do Not See,” was a retrospective of Russian avant-garde art from the 1950-60s. The intruders smashed several pieces, shouting that the exhibits were offensive to Christians and that mocking religion was punishable under a criminal code. Four linocuts and a part of the sculpture installation titled “Beheading of St. John the Baptist” were damaged.

This is not the first time that members of God’s Will have used physical force against people or events they consider anti-Christian and anti-Russian.…  Seguir leyendo »



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