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Al-Araby
The contemporary conceptual artist, Leon Ferrari (1920-2013) hardly produced a single artistic work that didn’t provoke controversy – his creations often sparked protest, with his detractors calling for their removal from exhibitions. In 1965, during the Vietnam War, he took part in an art competition organised by the Torcuato di Tella Institute in Entre Ríos in Argentina, with a collection of works centred on religious-political topics. Among them was an installation entitled “Western and Christian Civilization”, in which a life-size model of Christ hung crucified on an American fighter jet. …