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'''Artist:''' Leon Ferrari
'''Artist:''' Leon Ferrari (b. 1920)


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Jorge Romero Brest - Dir. Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Di Tella
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Jorge Romero Brest - Dir. Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Di Tella
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'''Location:''' Buenos Aires, Argentina
'''Location:''' Buenos Aires, Argentina


'''Description of Artwork:''' ''La Civilizaciõn Occidental y Cristiana (Western and Christian Civilization)'' - 1965, (122 X 198 X 60 cm) A Christ figure is cruxified to a fighter jet. His arms span the wings as he grasps a missile on either side. He also presented three other works criticizing the Vietnam War.
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''La Civilizaciõn Occidental y Cristiana (Western and Christian Civilization)'' - 1965, (122 X 198 X 60 cm) A Christ figure is cruxified on a fighter jet. His arms span the wings as he grasps a missile on either side. He also presented three other works criticizing the Vietnam War.


'''The Incident:''' During a competition held annually by the Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Di Tella, its director Jorge Romero Brest denied the exhibition of Ferrari's ''La Civilizaciõn...''. He was however permitted to exhibit three other works criticizing the Vietnam war. In a Sept. 9, 1965 article in La Prensa, the conservative critic E. Ramallo attacked Ferrari's work, resulting in the remaining work being removed from the exhibition.
'''The Incident:''' During a competition held annually by the Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Di Tella, its director, Jorge Romero Brest, denied the exhibition of Ferrari's ''La Civilizaciõn...''. He was however permitted to exhibit three other works criticizing the Vietnam war. In a Sept. 9, 1965 article in La Prensa, the conservative critic E. Ramallo attacked Ferrari's work, resulting in the remaining works being removed from the exhibition.


'''Results of Incident:''' As a result, in 1967, Ferrari and other artists involved in the incident at the Instituto Di Tella organized an exhibition at Galeria Vignes. Immediately following the opening, the gallery owner closed the exhibition because the artist René Cuellar exhibited a picture of Che Guevarra.
'''Results of Incident:''' As a result, in 1967, Ferrari and other artists involved in the incident at the Instituto Di Tella organized an exhibition at Galeria Vignes. Immediately following the opening, the gallery owner closed the exhibition because the artist René Cuellar exhibited a picture of Che Guevarra.
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 15 February 2012

Date: 1965

Region: South America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion Religious

Medium: Sculpture


Ferrari1.jpg

Artist: Leon Ferrari (b. 1920)

Confronting Bodies: Jorge Romero Brest - Dir. Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Di Tella

Date of Action: 1965

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Description of Artwork: La Civilizaciõn Occidental y Cristiana (Western and Christian Civilization) - 1965, (122 X 198 X 60 cm) A Christ figure is cruxified on a fighter jet. His arms span the wings as he grasps a missile on either side. He also presented three other works criticizing the Vietnam War.

The Incident: During a competition held annually by the Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Di Tella, its director, Jorge Romero Brest, denied the exhibition of Ferrari's La Civilizaciõn.... He was however permitted to exhibit three other works criticizing the Vietnam war. In a Sept. 9, 1965 article in La Prensa, the conservative critic E. Ramallo attacked Ferrari's work, resulting in the remaining works being removed from the exhibition.

Results of Incident: As a result, in 1967, Ferrari and other artists involved in the incident at the Instituto Di Tella organized an exhibition at Galeria Vignes. Immediately following the opening, the gallery owner closed the exhibition because the artist René Cuellar exhibited a picture of Che Guevarra.

Source: Leon Ferrari