Have Crowbar, Will Teabag

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http://www.theledger.com/article/20101011/ZNYT02/10113007/1001/BUSINESS?Title=Provocative-Image-of-Christ-Sets-Off-a-Debate-Punctuated-With-a-Crowbar

...Wearing a T-shirt that read “My Savior Is Tougher Than Nails,” Ms. Folden strode up to the exhibit, took out a crowbar and proceeded to smash the plexiglass casing. To the horror of visitors, she then ripped up the print, just as police officers arrived.

“People were asking her, ‘Why’d you do this?’ ” recalled Mark Michaels, a Colorado art dealer, who witnessed the event and grabbed Ms. Folden. “She said, ‘Because it desecrates my Lord.’ ”...

...The print itself, part of a series by Mr. Chagoya called “The Misadventures of Romantic Cannibals,” shows the head of Jesus Christ, eyes rolled back, atop a mostly clothed woman’s body. A man’s head, tongue out, is near the woman’s legs. The Spanish word “orgasmo” is displayed in the background.

Mr. Chagoya said he intended the image to be viewed as a commentary on corruption in the Roman Catholic Church, not a sex act involving Christ, adding that he was shocked at the reaction, especially because the art had been displayed elsewhere without incident...