Another painting of President Jacob Zuma with his private parts exposed went on display at the AVA Gallery in Cape Town on Monday night, according to a report.<\/p>\n
According to the Star, artist Ayanda Mabulu’s painting of Zuma wearing traditional attire and his penis exposed, entitled “Umshini Wam” [weapon of mass destruction] is part of an exhibition — “Our Fathers”.<\/p>\n
The exhibition also has works of artist Brett Murray whose controversial painting, “The Spear”, resulted in protests against Johannesburg’s Goodman Gallery in May.<\/p>\n
The Spear, another painting depicting Zuma with his genitals exposed, was later removed by the Goodman Gallery and the City Press website. The artwork was also classified with a rating of “16N” by the Film and Publication Board because it displays nudity.<\/p>\n
Mabulu’s painting is priced at R75,000.<\/p>\n
“He is not naked; I did not paint him with an uncircumcised penis. This is a metaphor that shows he is not a boy; he is a man, an elder, a father, a leader,” Mabulu was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
“In this painting I’m engaging my elder in the language of my mother tongue, the language that carries the culture of my people, the language he understands the most.<\/p>\n
“Through this painting, I respectfully, as one of his children, ask my father why he is starving us. Why he is negating his duties to his children, the citizens of South Africa.” – SAPA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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