On Wednesday 16 May 2007 2:11 pm, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > At 2007-05-16 08:58:21 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Despite the anger of Jain and his compatriots, there was no major > > violence
I see a polarization of views here - which is partly the reason why I posted it. I saw a photo of Arundhati Roy among the protesters today. I was just wondering if I painted a picture of a woman with a baby emerging from her vagina and labelled it "Arundhati Roy" would it perhaps have been taken in better spirit that labelling it "Durga mata"? Art can mean a lot of things, but a picture of Jesus Christ's dick or the cunt of a Hindu goddess is pushing the definition of art to areas where some people may be a little unhappy. You know - a couple indulging in cunnilingus on a public road could be art too. The BJP and Gujarat may all be bad, but common sense dicktates that an artist should have some idea of the reactions his art will provoke. If I, for example, think that I have made it an art form to sexually assault my neighbor's wife - I should have some inkling about what is coming at me, apart from what may be coming out of me. How stupid can an artist get? That may well be his real ability in art, more than painting. shiv
