Brett Murray’s artwork of the South African president with his genitals exposed caused uproar when it went on show in May It now seems an almost innocent time. Earlier this year the burning political issue in South Africa was a painting of the president with his genitals exposed . That was before police opened fire on striking miners, killing dozens, and the nation was swept by a wave of industrial unrest. But while President Jacob Zuma has been criticised for a muted response to the mining crisis, his supporters have mobilised in a furious campaign to ban Brett Murray’s painting The Spear

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