Art: Damn, Duel, Discovery

By itself a picture rarely makes news. Only when someone discovers it or destroys it, damns it or dotes on it does the public hear about it. Last week the following pictures made news in the following places:

ΒΆ In Toronto, the Canadian National Art Exhibition hung an Annunciation by one Evan Walters. In blue pajamas and halo the Virgin sits on a box. A Gabriel in bright yellow aviation suit points to the ceiling. Through the open door of the small shack may be seen Gabriel's airplane. Cried outraged clergymen: "Rotten! Ridiculous! Bad taste!"...

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