Image:AFP – South African artist Yuill Damaso poses next to his controversial painting at a shopping centre in Johannesburg. …
A painting that depicts a dead Nelson Mandela undergoing an autopsy provoked outrage Saturday in South Africa, but the artist who created the work has said it is a tribute to the iconic leader.
The painting by local artist Yuill Damaso depicts South Africa’s first black president’s dead body on an operating table, undergoing an autopsy as prominent South African political figures look on.
The work, which is on display in an upmarket Johannesburg shopping centre, has drawn outrage from South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC). More Info:[Yahoo News]
