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The Holy Virgin Mary and the Brooklyn Museum

When Chris Ofili's 'The Holy Virgin Mary', incorporating elephant dung, appeared in the 1999 'Sensation' show, Mayor Rudy Giuliani moved to cut the Brooklyn Museum's funding and evict it. A federal court sided with the museum.

Person

Chris Ofili

Turner Prize-winning British painter whose 'The Holy Virgin Mary', incorporating elephant dung and collage, triggered a 1999 funding battle when New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani tried to defund the Brooklyn Museum over its 'Sensation' exhibition.

Museum

Brooklyn Museum

The New York museum at the center of the 1999 'Sensation' culture-war clash over Chris Ofili's Madonna.