re: #377 marjoriemoon

What I think he’s saying is, your religion is crap (quite literally) yet, you look at it and see how beautiful it is. You don’t see it’s covered in crap. He’s not just insulting the image of Christ but those who believe.

This painting has been around 24 years and has never been harmed till now. Serrano must be thinking, that’s a pretty good run for all that’s been said. Of course, I think it’s wrong to destroy it, but most Christians should get at least a little credit for not declaring a fatwa.

I don’t think he was commenting on the religion. He was raised Catholic and has never spoken out against the Church as far as I can tell. I think he was creating a thing for people to react to, and they did. If I’m pressed to search for intent, I think he’s saying that the jar of urine is no more of degradation per se than the mass production of cheap disposable crucifixes out of molded plastic.