Swedish Artists to Mount Exhibition Featuring Muhammed as a Dog?

Key Danish Cartoons Controversy figure Flemming Rose brings the English-language world's attention to another heated debate over the depiction of the Prophet Muhammed 1) at all, and 2) in less than immediately and obviously flattering terms. This one's in Sweden, and has to do with the rejection of a drawing by artist Lars Vilks that showed Muhammed as a dog. Now a group of artists want to mount a special exhibition. This has apparently led to heated debate in Swedish parliament, and a lot of speculation over what kind of protection for such a thing is really necessary.

I think this is distinct from the Danish Cartoons Controversy in that stirring up controversy for the sake of stirring up controversy and making a point is what artists and exhibitors do, and I'm not sure you can say the same thing about a newspaper. But otherwise, the echoes of Fall 2005 are palpable. Digging around on Vilks' site has to be the most entertaining outcome. Among the things posted are an invisible ink drawing of Muhammed (a blank canvas) and a portrait of Jesus as an elephant.
 
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