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A photograph by Andrés Serrano, where we see a crucifix dipped in Serrano's urine. These two things on its Wikipedia page are sending me: “Sister Wendy Beckett, an art historian and Catholic nun, stated in a television interview with Bill Moyers that she regarded the work as not blasphemous but a statement on "what we are doing to Christ."[19] Beckett said that she was tempted to say that Piss Christ might be "comforting art" which she defined as art that was easy to have an opinion and react to.[20] She said, " ... they're not challenged in the slightest. Ninety percent of them think it's blasphemous, and few like me think, well, it might not be. It might be a rather ham-fisted attempt, to preach about the need to reverence the Crucifix. Not a very gifted young man but he's trying his best." "Real art," she continued, "makes demands."” “On June 23, 2023, Andres Serrano was included among a group of artists invited to meet with Pope Francis in the Sistine Chapel as part of an effort to "broaden out the engagement of the church with artists"...During this meeting, the pope blessed Serrano and gave him a thumbs up gesture of approval.”
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my favorite use of National Endowment for the Arts funding
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pope francis was truly the goat. also i was always fascinated by this piece because at some point, this crucifix is just a piece of wood mass produced in a factory, and compared to other ”anti-religious” artworks at the time, this seemed the least offensive. it goes to show you how people can idolize a symbol (that may or may not be a true representation of events) and call it blasphemous. if he didn’t tell you it was supposedly suspended in urine, you would not be angry.
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guy was severely dehydrated no one ever mentions this
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@SLOWDAZZLE i was gonna say that too LOL maybe it was just sitting out for a day or so before he took the photo
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@SLOWDAZZLE then he definitely shook it to get the bubbles right
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"he's trying his best" and *thumbs up* from the Pope himself lmao
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