Reblogging because ladies & gentlemen, Tom Gauld has his own Tumblr feed and you needed to know this.
(Source: myjetpack)
Titled “The Spear,” this painting by Brett Murray, on display at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, features South African President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed. The provocative work has become a lightning rod within the art world. Two days ago, two Zuma supporters vandalized it, drawing a red “X” over the face and smearing black paint all over the portrait.
Critics don’t like it. They allege that it’s not only vulgar, but also derivative, copying the same style and color scheme artist Shepherd Fairey employed in his famous poster of President Barack Obama, except with an obscene twist. Zuma himself doesn’t like it. He insisted that it be removed from the art gallery, and demanded photos of it be taken down from local newspaper website. And evidently, some art patrons don’t like it either.
This incident isn’t the first time that a work of art has caused a scandal.We took a look at artwork that has been viewed as too controversial through the years.
Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.
If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.
(via mentalalchemy)
