Hrag Vartanian

Critic, Curator, Editor-in-chief and co-founder, Hyperallergic

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Painting of Muslim-Seeming Woman Craddling Pig Ignites Violence & Protest

October 31, 2008 by hv

British artist Sarah Maple is known for her controversial images (like the one above) but now one of her works is (literally) under attack:

Maple’s painting of a Muslim woman cradling a pig was immediately criticized by the Muslim Association of Britain, and while they stressed their opposition to violence, others seemed to take a different approach.

The gallery has been subject to a string of threatening emails and phone calls from anonymous protesters, and on Tuesday, someone smashed the glass front of the gallery. (source)

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  1. libhomo says

    November 4, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    People often take their religious beliefs way too seriously.

  2. Zainab says

    May 1, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    Hey im a proud muslim, but i think people of every religion seem to go too far in their defense of it, to the point where it becomes meaningless.
    I dont see what the big deal is, even if the artist meant to be offensive, why get offended?

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