Vandals Attack Christ-Penis Exhibit at Cultural Center
GMA NEWS
By Carmela Lapena
PHILIPPINES - Unidentified vandals on Thursday defaced a controversial art exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Among the exhibits affected by the attack was Mideo Cruz’s Poleteismo, which showed a giant wooden crucifix with a moveable bright red penis. In a statement posted on its Facebook account, the CCP Visual Arts department appealed for respect following the attack, which occurred less than a week after a group of Catholic bishops threatened to file charges against those involved in the exhibit “Kulo." “We request the arts and culture community to [remain] vigilant but let us maintain a dignified stance about this. We will not be equal to the rage and extremism of other entities," the CCP Visual Arts said. [link]
By Carmela Lapena
PHILIPPINES - Unidentified vandals on Thursday defaced a controversial art exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Among the exhibits affected by the attack was Mideo Cruz’s Poleteismo, which showed a giant wooden crucifix with a moveable bright red penis. In a statement posted on its Facebook account, the CCP Visual Arts department appealed for respect following the attack, which occurred less than a week after a group of Catholic bishops threatened to file charges against those involved in the exhibit “Kulo." “We request the arts and culture community to [remain] vigilant but let us maintain a dignified stance about this. We will not be equal to the rage and extremism of other entities," the CCP Visual Arts said. [link]