A praying Hitler statue was recently set up as an art exhibit in a Warsaw ghetto where many Jews were killed at the hands of the Nazis. As expected, the statue is drawing heavy criticism from the Jewish community.
The AP reports that Italian artist Maur
A praying Hitler statue was recently set up as an art exhibit in a Warsaw ghetto where many Jews were killed at the hands of the Nazis. As expected, the statue is drawing heavy criticism from the Jewish community.
The AP reports that Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created the statue, simply titled “HIM,” as an expression of the nature of evil. As an art installation, part of the work’s appeal is that it’s only visible from a distance and its meaning is ambiguous.
That being said, organizers of the art installation have said that there is “no intention from the side of the artist or the center to insult Jewish memory.” Instead, they argue that the art installation is meant to make people think about where evil comes from and how it can hide in the most innocent of places.
The arguments for the work’s merit aren’t convincing some Jewish advoca