Zuma Painting Vandalized In S.African Gallery
Two men on Tuesday vandalized a portrait of President Jacob Zuma posing as Lenin with his genitals hanging out in a Johannesburg gallery, as a court case over the painting got under way.
A red X was painted over Zuma's face and black paint smeared across the image, according to an Agence France Presse reporter at the private Goodman Gallery. The eNews television station showed images of two men defacing the painting.
The vandalism occurred as about 100 supporters of the ruling African National Congress sang and danced in downtown Johannesburg in support of Zuma, during a court hearing on the party's request to force the gallery to remove the painting.
Source: Agence France Presse
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