Putin Art

[Sarah Hurst]

I know that the painting was taken away because it was parodying Putin in
particular, but it's also difficult to imagine a Russian gallery hosting
something like this, an installation where naked young men sit on found
objects:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/aug/29/artist-roger-hiorns-hepworth-wakefield

Sarah Hurst


On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Valentino, Russell Scott <
russellv at indiana.edu> wrote:

>  This discussion reminds me of the scene in Andrei Rublev, where the
> jester performs "inappropriate" art, the police come (informed by one of
> the monks), bonk him on the head, smash his instrument, and cart him off to
> prison. The people watch.
>
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