The artwork was destroyed by a group of anti-blasphemy group. Serrano’s artwork may have been because of anger at religion. He might have felt that Catholics had tuned the crucifix into symbol of oppression. More so, he might have felt that religion was limiting human freedom especially amidst the technology and socio-economic progress of the current world. I believe that the aspects of secularism do not mean an end of religion, but blasphemy should not be introduced to mock the believers of God. According to Glow (pg.4), Serrano justified his action claiming that he only used urine because he wanted to achieve the yellow colour. Glow (pg.4) continues to criticize the artwork and claims that modern art is a con, which rewards confidence. He believes that classical art was more authentic and timeless. In his article, he states that Serrano claimed he is not intimidated by the controversy and this continues to offend the people who did not receive it well. More so, Serrano claims that articles continue to criticize modern art as merely seeking attention and being superficial. Hillary is against this form of art and he states in his article, “The abiding idea of modern art as a kind of confidence trick is reinforced by the representation of Serrano as superficial; he privileges the aesthetic over the moral, and he treats self-publicity as his highest raison d’être” (Glow,
The artwork was destroyed by a group of anti-blasphemy group. Serrano’s artwork may have been because of anger at religion. He might have felt that Catholics had tuned the crucifix into symbol of oppression. More so, he might have felt that religion was limiting human freedom especially amidst the technology and socio-economic progress of the current world. I believe that the aspects of secularism do not mean an end of religion, but blasphemy should not be introduced to mock the believers of God. According to Glow (pg.4), Serrano justified his action claiming that he only used urine because he wanted to achieve the yellow colour. Glow (pg.4) continues to criticize the artwork and claims that modern art is a con, which rewards confidence. He believes that classical art was more authentic and timeless. In his article, he states that Serrano claimed he is not intimidated by the controversy and this continues to offend the people who did not receive it well. More so, Serrano claims that articles continue to criticize modern art as merely seeking attention and being superficial. Hillary is against this form of art and he states in his article, “The abiding idea of modern art as a kind of confidence trick is reinforced by the representation of Serrano as superficial; he privileges the aesthetic over the moral, and he treats self-publicity as his highest raison d’être” (Glow,