Mocking Christ…
and an exhibit in the Austrian Cardinal’s art gallery.
When I was in 5th grade an unidentified fellow student drew an obscene picture on the back of a holy card Sr. Hiltrude distributed to the class. We never found out who did the drawing, but I had my suspicions, as did my other classmates. The drawing was crude, although it might be considered art today. Especially by the curators of the Dommuseum of Vienna, the art gallery attached to the Cathedral of St. Stephen, and adjacent to the Archbishop’s palace of Christoph Cardinal Schonborn.
The Marxist artist, Alfred Hrdlicka (no, the last name is not a joke) is featured in a one man exhibition of his work, entitled, “Religion, Flesh, and Power”. His heavy-handed, ‘Teutonic’ style is decidely homo-erotic; compositions depicting Christ and the disciples engaged in homosexual sex acts. (The ’art’ is similar to the gay grafitti a man might see in a public restroom.) Gloria Television produced a short video of the works here.
“Dommuseum Director Bernhard Böhler said visitors asked “in a more or less emotional way” why the Apostles are depicted engaged in sex with one another. According to the director, the artist responded, ‘There were no women around.’” - Religion and Spirituality.
Arrogant response.
Photo: The artist, Hrdlicka.
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March 27th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
So very sad and confusing for this Catholic …
I guess I should rejoice that Catholics are so tolerant.
Is the timing of the Exhibit something that should be noted … similar to the timing of this web site’s crude original art expressed by a few fellas and gals who also find it lots of fun to mock Christ in expressive ways.
Like the chap above, these folks aren’t in their “teens” but adults with some level of “authority” in their community too..
The timing around Holy Week I am sure has nothing to do with it …
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March 27th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I hate that Marxist artist–oh, wait it’s a sin to hate, so I very much dislike him. But I do hate his art, and pray God shows him the error of his ways before it’s too late.
March 27th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I honestly don’t know what to say. The more I think about it the more incomprehensible it becomes.
March 27th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
What is incomprehensible is that very bad “art” making into any museum at all.