What was so controversial about Chris Ofili\'s painting The Holy Virgin Mary, wh

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What was so controversial about Chris Ofili's painting The Holy Virgin Mary, which was displayed at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 1999? his use of nudity in a religious image his medium of elephant dung his inclusion of symbols of his African heritage his abstract figure and use of multimedia What does Jorge Luis Borges mean to teach us in his short story "Borges and I"? Meaning shiths according to the writer's point of view and our own The dangers of capitalism are real and grievous People should show a willingness to explore the world. The existential dilemmas of the modern world are abundant, but conquerable. What was the intention of a Phil Collins's worldwide project based on the Smiths' album The World Won't Listen? to get people to create a video montage toshow a human community o encourage the arts to highlight the importance of rock and rol

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1. b) his medium of elephant dung

Chris medium of using elephant dung in his artworks was unconventional. This depiction of Virgin Mary in this manner was considered blasphemous by the catholics giving rise to an uproar.

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