
Controversial Works of Art: Myra
2012-10-16 09:52:43 未知
In a similar vein, British artist Marcus Harvey created “Myra,” a seemingly innocuous portrait of a blonde woman comprised of hundreds of children’s handprints. But Myra is Myra Hindley, who, along with an accomplice, carried out the “Moors murders,” killing five children between 1963 and 1965. The combination of little handprints and a child murderess didn’t please the crowds at the Royal Academy of Art, who attacked the canvas with ink and eggs. It was soon restored and put up behind glass.
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