Russian “blasphemy trial” works get published

July 19, 2010 | Filed under: Culture Wars,Featured Block | Posted by:

Crucifix, from Forbidden Art 2006

Russian artworks which resulted in the blasphemy conviction of a museum director and art expert are being published in a book.

As is often the case, an attempt to squelch dissenting views — in this case, the Sakharov Museum’s “Forbidden Art 2006″ exhibition — results in far greater exposure to the offending perspective.

Magazine Russia! will publish a book called The Banned Art featuring the nine artworks deemed blasphemous, along with all other artworks the publisher can find which have been banned from museums and exhibitions. The book will be published in January, 2011.

See the Russian “blasphemous” images here.

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