anna.
colors your eyes with what's not there
Of all of the performances that could have taken place at the opening of the Olympics, why would this choice be made? Artistict freedom? Deliberate disrespect?
Paris Olympics organizers say they meant no disrespect with 'Last Supper' tableau
Paris Olympics organizers have apologized to any people who were offended by a tableau during Friday’s opening ceremony evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, but defended the concept behind it.apnews.com
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"The Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci depicts Jesus and the 12 apostles the night before his crucifixion.www.forbes.com
I wonder what the response would have been if it was Islam or Judaism being targeted?
IMHO, bad taste. Curious what RFers think about this?
I think people saw the Last Supper when maybe it wasn't actually there:
The ceremony's artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said there was no intention to "mock or denigrate anyone" and explained the scene in question was designed to reference pagan gods.
Jolly told French broadcaster BFM: "The idea was to do a big pagan party linked to the gods of Olympus."