i guess we can no longer say they have called him everything except the child of God.
Though “The Truth” is currently in exhibition at the Bunker Hill Community Art College Art Gallery in Boston as part of D’Antuono’s politically themed show, “Artists on the Stump – the Road to the Whitehouse,” the piece was originally intended to debut years earlier. From the Huffington Post:The painting ”was “meant to be displayed as an art installation in New York’s Union Square Park on President Obama’s 100th day in office,” according to D’Antuono’s website. “The painting was to be in a mock voting booth for people to view privately and then interviewed to express their own views.”D’Antuono said he received 4,000 emails “mostly from the irate Christian Right who misinterpreted the art as blasphemy and were anything but Christian-like.” He canceled the event, a decision he now regrets.The image of the President in a Jesus-like pose, wrapped in a crown of thorns, arms outstretched in front of the Presidential seal, certainly does what art is meant to do – elicit emotional and stir controversy – but the artist feels critics who’ve labeled his work “blasphemous” are missing the point. As reported by Todd Stearns at Fox News:“The crucifixion of the president was meant metaphorically. My intent was not to compare him to Jesus.”“I always regretted cancelling my exhibit in New York because I feel my First Amendment rights should override someone’s hurt feelings. We should celebrate the fact that we live in a country where we are given the freedom to express ourselves.”D’Antuono blamed the controversy on conservative media “trying to promote the idea that liberals believe the president to literally be our savior.”
i don't know i'm torn my reverence for Our Lord, the First AA Pres. both are dear to my heart i don'y know i need to kick the tires.
And he’s a also the guy on a mission when it comes to public works of art. More from his Wikipedia page:
On November 30, 2010, Donohue, speaking on behalf of the Catholic League denounced a piece of video art entitled “A Fire in My Belly” at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. The piece, by artist David Wojnarowicz, contains a scene with a crucifix covered in ants. Donohue called the video “hate speech” and demanded that the Smithsonian remove it from the exhibit. The Smithsonian acquiesced to Donohue’s demand and “A Fire in My Belly” was removed. During an interview with National Public Radio about the incident, Donohue questioned the legitimacy of the Smithsonian’s status as a tax-supported institution:
“What makes this display so interesting is the flat denial of truth by so many artists and academicians, as well as their irrepressible hostility to Christianity. Yet when it comes to their savior, President Obama, they not only pivot, they proselytize.
“’The Truth’ was supposed to make its debut on April 29, 2009 in New York’s Union Square; it was to commemorate the first 100 days of Obama’s presidency. But D’Antuono withdrew his masterpiece after being hit with angry e-mails. Now he is back, apparently thinking that after Obama won reelection, the time is ripe to witness his crucifixion. Imagine if his God had lost what our Christmas gift would look like.
really need to kick the tires 5 or 6 times maybe more.
