Dear editor

I read your article "Giuliani forced into climbdown". It was about a artwork which shows the holy Virgin Mary adorned with elephant dung. I think that artsist have the right to create what they want, but a artist should know about the consequences of an artwork. It's very disrespectful if someone makes a picture in which he "adorne" one of the holiest person in a religion. I also think that it's not good if an artist only creates shocking art to get attention or to make promotion. Also shocking art has it's limits. The photos of an anorexic model are a good example of positive shocking art. It's against anoxeric models at the milano fashon week. Shocking art can be used very well to show the problems of our society, but some artists cross the line and tehy just provocate like the Virgin Mary in elephant dung.

yours simon