dead bodies as exhibition

[askandanswer]

I'm not well acquainted with the world of art so I don't know how common it is for there to be exhibitions consisting mostly of dead bodies. Have many others come across something like this? It seems a bit odd, a bit macabre to me. Normally, lawyers are quite keen to allow maximum licence to exhibitions of various sorts, but in this case they are calling for it to be shut down.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/sydney-arts/calls-for-government-to-ban-crass-real-bodies-exhibit-20180424-p4zbix.html

 

 

[Sunday21]

German artist recent http://scribol.com/art-and-design/art/dr-hagens-body-worlds-when-dead-bodies-become-art/

[NeuroTypical]

We took our kids to BodyWorlds when it came to a denver museum.  It was fascinating, informative, beautiful, sobering.  We went away better people.  It was a totally secular presentation, but I gained a deepened understanding of God's majesty expressed through human design.  

https://bodyworlds.com/

[Just_A_Guy]

2 hours ago, NeuroTypical said:

We took our kids to BodyWorlds when it came to a denver museum.  It was fascinating, informative, beautiful, sobering.  We went away better people.  It was a totally secular presentation, but I gained a deepened understanding of God's majesty expressed through human design.  

https://bodyworlds.com/

I heard much the same reaction from several ward members who saw it in SLC about ten years back.

[bytebear]

Your body is a temple.  And it truly is.  And we should respect it as such.  I think if one of our temples were sold, or lost to another church, we would want the space and building to be treated with dignity and reverence.  I see the same with any human body.

[Vort]

I agree with you, A&A. I am reminded of Rome's famous Capuchin Crypt. As a 21-year-old missionary, I thought it was great (though my companion deeply disagreed). As a middle-aged man looking back, I think it was bizarre. No, I am not a fan of corpses as art. Not to say it might not be educational, but in this case, I think the education is not worth the cost.