Tee-hee..... this will piss off that lousy fuck, Giuliani!
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/art...story.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/art...story.html
Quote:The portrait of the Virgin Mary made partly from elephant dung that famously riled then-New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani when it was exhibited in 1999 sold Tuesday at a Christie's auction in London for about $4.5 million.
Giuliani reportedly called the artwork "sick stuff" and "anti-Catholic" when he saw the portrait at the exhibition "Sensation," featuring provocative art, that ran at the Brooklyn Museum more than 15 years ago. The city later filed a lawsuit against the institution, claiming that the show's age restriction violated the terms of the museum's lease.
On Tuesday, "The Holy Virgin Mary" by artist Chris Ofili brought in 2.9 million British pounds at auction (about $4.5 million), exceeding estimates that it would sell for as much as $2.8 million. The 1996 portrait had been in the private collection of advertising executive Charles Saatchi and was acquired by its most recent owner in 2007.