Nude Britney Sculpture Causes Controversy
PeopleNews
Stephen M. Silverman
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New York (US):
A controversial sculpture of Britney Spears – naked, life-sized and crouching as she is giving birth on a bearskin rug – is due to go on display April 7 at Brooklyn's Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery as part of a pro-life exhibition. "I admire her. This is an idealized figure," the Connecticut-based artist, Daniel Edwards, tells the Associated Press – also admitting that he's never met or even spoken to his 24-year-old subject.
"Everyone is coming at me with anger and venom, but I depicted her as she has depicted herself – seductively," says Edwards. "Suddenly, she's a mom." Gallery co-owner David Kesting confirmed that calls of protest have come in from as far away as "Tokyo, England, France.
Some people are upset that Britney is being used for this subject matter. Others who are pro-life thought this was degrading to their movement. And some pro-choice people were upset that this is a pro-life monument." Kesting added that extra security guards would be hired for the two weeks the sculpture is on display. Admission to the gallery will be free.
Mar 29, 2006
PeopleNews
Stephen M. Silverman
________________
New York (US):
A controversial sculpture of Britney Spears – naked, life-sized and crouching as she is giving birth on a bearskin rug – is due to go on display April 7 at Brooklyn's Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery as part of a pro-life exhibition. "I admire her. This is an idealized figure," the Connecticut-based artist, Daniel Edwards, tells the Associated Press – also admitting that he's never met or even spoken to his 24-year-old subject.
"Everyone is coming at me with anger and venom, but I depicted her as she has depicted herself – seductively," says Edwards. "Suddenly, she's a mom." Gallery co-owner David Kesting confirmed that calls of protest have come in from as far away as "Tokyo, England, France.
Some people are upset that Britney is being used for this subject matter. Others who are pro-life thought this was degrading to their movement. And some pro-choice people were upset that this is a pro-life monument." Kesting added that extra security guards would be hired for the two weeks the sculpture is on display. Admission to the gallery will be free.
Mar 29, 2006
