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Art Fuss: Terence Koh’s Jesus Erection Statue
Jul 30, 2008 22:33
  • LEONARDO
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The Chinese-Canadian artist Terence Koh displayed a controversial statue of Jesus with an erection, stirring uproar in UK. According to sources, a British art gallery, the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, is being sent to court for displaying the controversial Christ sculpture. It is reported that Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art has showcased a numbe of Terence Koh’s pieces from September 2007 to January this year including Mickey Mouse and ET with erections. Some pious vistors to the art gallery has been angered by the sculpture. The gallery has been accused of offending public decency and breach ing Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 by a private prosecution in UK. Some liberals defended that "While Jesus was a human being in every way, why can’t he get an erection?” What do you think of the Christ Sculpture?

Jul 30, 2008 22:34
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Terence Koh (Chinese name许汉威) was born in Beijing, China, 1977. He was raised in Vancouver, Canada, and lives in New York City.



Jul 30, 2008 22:42
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No controversy at all...it is just a statue, and a set of oversized sunglasses in a full moon night around, that's all.
Jul 30, 2008 23:19
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A juvenile attempt to grasp 15 minutes of fame.
Jul 31, 2008 00:43
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What a strange collection of personas to 'fix' his erectile fixation upon.

Non of them can defend themselves but then shy should they.

Why not use someone like Bill Clinton or other well known playboys who'd probably be appreciate and be proud of the attention
Jul 31, 2008 01:47
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I’d like to see this “artist” follow up with a statue of Mohammed and then see the smile on his face…..
Dodger.
Jul 31, 2008 14:53
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Haha, Dodger, good one.

I think all remember the Danish Mohammed pictures and what happened then.....

Or Salman Rushdie, who wrote "The Satanic Verses" and Ajatollah Khomeini gave fatwa and promised that Iran will pay well to anyone who kills Rushdie.

I think Rushdie did not smile very much for a while then.

Carlos
Jul 31, 2008 21:23
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The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy obviously has some issues. The publication of the 12 controversial cartoons attempted to contribute to the debate concerning the critism of Islam and self-censorship.
This Christ sculpture seems to have no clear motive.
Aug 3, 2008 19:49
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Can you give a clear boundary between pornography and art? Artists claimed the purity of art.
Aug 3, 2008 20:09
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What I would like to know is what constitutes the modern definition of the word art.
Or are we all just being conned and cowered into not calling out that this is simply rubbish.
Dodger.
Aug 3, 2008 22:22
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Yup, for the sake of art, why not a Muhammad statue. I hear a fatwa coming up.
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