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 commun…
Moscow Curators Say their Trial is Political
By: Khristina Narizhnaya, Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP).- Two prominent Moscow art curators facing the prospect of three years in prison for an exhibit that offended the Russian Orthodox Church said on Thursday their trial has been a political sh…
Moscow Curators Face 3 Years in Prison for 2007 Exhibition
MOSCOW (AP).- One painting depicted Jesus Christ as Mickey Mouse, another as Vladimir Lenin. The 2007 exhibit was part of an effort to fight censorship of the arts, but the Russian Orthodox Church was horrified. Now, after a 14-month trial, the two pro…