Oleg Kulik Quotes
There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
Agence France-Presse. "Russian 'dog-man' turns Monteverdi into a circus." Agence France-Presse, 22 Jan. 2009.
At the time, the chief executive of these states were called Presidents because they presided over the legislature as well. This proclamation was issued before the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and the later ratification separating church and state. However, even after the Constitution was ratified some states continued to use state law to enforce the Christian Sabbath. That practice would continue in some places until the 2nd half of the 20th century.
There is irony in this act and statement. The film was censored because it was a defamation to Jesus Christ, who the Muslims recognize as a holy Prophet. See {620971} . However, ultra-fundamentalist Muslim clerics preach hate and desecration of Christianity, Judiasm, and Hinduism commonly. None are ever prosecuted in Pakistan. Books and pamphlets excoriating Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Bhai prophets are common place in Pakistan. Ironically, this banned film was called for by the Catholic Church.
Oleg Borisovich Kulik (Russian: Оле́г Бори́сович Кули́к; born 1961 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian-born Russian performance artist, sculptor, photographer and curator. He is best known for his controversial artistic performances in which he acted like a dog.
