Bin Laden Artwork Now Hanging In New York

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<p>"Our interest in this story was sparked by an angry email sent to us here at WCBSTV.com. The writer wasn’t angry at us, but rather about what he’d seen at the current National Black Fine Art Show in the Puck Building. This is the 10th anniversary edition of the show which features galleries from across the country selling the works of America’s top African American painters, sculptors, and photographers. </p>

<p>But the writer had big problems with a painting by Harlem artist “Tafa”. It depicts an upside down Christ-like figure with a face strongly resembling Osama Bin Laden. The email read in part, “This is outrageous. This is an attack against my religion. How can an artist go so low? Most people are outraged, most Christians.” </p>

<p>On the phone with me, the artist declined to do an on-camera interview, telling me the work speaks for itself, but adding, the resemblance to Bin Laden was no accident."</p>

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<p>Hmm…I wonder if western nations will erupt into scenes like this:</p>

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<p>I’m guessing they won’t.</p>