New York's MOMA bought work censored by the Catholic organization's requirement

David Voynarovich. Source: en.wikipedia.org

In the past month ARTinvestment.RU wrote about a major scandal erupted in the United States around the video Voynarovicha David (David Wojnarowicz) «The fire in my belly» (A Fire In My Belly) . Some conservative citizens and institutions, particularly the far-right Catholic League, demanded that Washington's National Portrait Gallery to remove the work from the exhibition: the fact that in one of the fragments of video featured a crucifix, on which ants were crawling. Connoisseurs of the artist's claim that the image symbolizes the suffering of humanity, but the head of the League, Bill Donohue (Bill Donohue) called it "insulting Christians».

decision to remove the museum's exhibit was greeted with strong protests from the art community. Several famous museums (not just American) expressed a desire to show video at home, about a hundred students staged a rally, two activists began to show work in a mobile trailer, and the Andy Warhol Foundation has threatened to deprive the National Portrait Gallery sponsorship. Another "left hook" struck the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), whose director, announced the purchase of work, and both of its versions. Video immediately put on display, making part of the exhibition "Contemporary Art from the museum collection (until May 9). MoMA's first museums, including the "fire in my belly" in his collection.

In a press release the Museum Voynarovich called "one of the most influential New York artists 1980. MOMA collection includes 12 more of his work. The purchase price were not disclosed.

Voynarovich David (1954-1992) is one of the most important American artists whose works address such issues as homophobia and AIDS.

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Sources: artinfo.com , artinvestment.ru