Canterbury Cathedral’s Graffiti Heresy
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Canterbury Cathedral Graffiti Art Sparks Fury, Political Messages - American Faith
An art installation plastering graffiti-style questions for God across Canterbury Cathedral has provoked sharp backlash after one of its organizers, poet Alex Vellis, publicly celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and embraced a string of provocative, left-wing positions. The “Hear Us” project, set to open October 17 and run through January 18, frames itself as a platform for “marginalised communities,” including Pun…
The interior of one of the oldest and most important Christian buildings in the UK, Canterbury Cathedral, has been covered in hideous graffiti since last week. This is not a vandalism attack, but an art installation called “Hear Us,” which, as we read in a statement from the cathedral’s representatives, is based on collaboration with “marginalized communities” and is a project of “the Punjabi, black and brown diaspora, neurodivergent people and …
I visited Canterbury Cathedral’s graffiti. Here’s the worst thing about it
The first, and the lasting, impression one gets from Canterbury Cathedral’s new graffiti-style art instillation is just how reasonable and normal are the questions it quite literally poses. That’s some feat for an exhibition that purports to be ‘thought-provoking’ and ‘dynamic’ while simultaneously attracting such derision – even provoking the ire of the US vice president, J.D. Vance. Echoing the feelings of many people in this country, he asked…
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