San Francisco –
Andrei Yerofeyev and Yury Samodurov, two Russian curators, who organized
a show
called “Forbidden Art 2006,” are facing possible three-year jail
sentences for
offending the religious beliefs of the Russian Orthodox community, which
is
against the law in their country. The decision from the court will come
down on
July 12. The exhibit, which featured a Mickey Mouse Jesus, a Coca-Cola
Christ
with the slogan “this is my blood,” and a crucified savior with an Order
of
Lenin medal in place of his head, pissed off the Russian Orthodox
community —
which then pressured the government to prosecute them.