The Spear is a 2010 painting by the Cape Town artist Brett Murray, put on public display in 2012, depicting then South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed in a pose recalling the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. The painting triggered a defamation lawsuit brought by Zuma's party, the African National Congress. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Year Created LocationGoodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1 Medium
Medium (category) Connections
Created By
Source The Spear (painting) (Wikipedia)
In Form
Source The Spear (painting) (Wikipedia)
In Genre
In the Other Atlases
Located In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.
Sources
1. The Spear (painting) (Wikipedia)
Infobox, year
2010
Infobox, type
Acrylic on canvas
Infobox, museum
Goodman Gallery
Lead section
The Spear is a 2010 painting by Cape Town-based South African artist Brett Murray. Put on public display in 2012, it depicts the then South African President Jacob Zuma, his genitals revealed, in a standing pose reminiscent of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.
Infobox: type
Acrylic on canvas
In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
The Spear is a 2010 painting by Cape Town-based South African artist Brett Murray. Put on public display in 2012, it depicts the then South African President Jacob Zuma, his genitals revealed, in a standing pose reminiscent of Rus
Created By: Brett Murray, Wikipedia intro
The Spear is a 2010 painting by Cape Town-based South African artist Brett Murray.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.