A photograph by AndrƩs Serrano, where we see a crucifix dipped in Serrano's urine.
These two things on its Wikipedia page are sending me:
āSister Wendy Beckett, an art historian and Catholic nun, stated in a television interview with Bill Moyers that she regarded the work as not blasphemous but a statement on "what we are doing to Christ."[19] Beckett said that she was tempted to say that Piss Christ might be "comforting art" which she defined as art that was easy to have an opinion and react to.[20] She said, " ... they're not challenged in the slightest. Ninety percent of them think it's blasphemous, and few like me think, well, it might not be. It might be a rather ham-fisted attempt, to preach about the need to reverence the Crucifix. Not a very gifted young man but he's trying his best." "Real art," she continued, "makes demands."ā
āOn June 23, 2023, Andres Serrano was included among a group of artists invited to meet withĀ Pope FrancisĀ in theĀ Sistine ChapelĀ as part of an effort to "broaden out the engagement of the church with artists"...During this meeting, the pope blessed Serrano and gave him aĀ thumbs upĀ gesture of approval.ā
