Headline: Politician detained after attacks on ‘blasphemous’ works at Greek National Gallery
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Four works at The National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens were vandalised earlier this week, allegedly by a Greek member of parliament who described the contemporary pieces as “blasphemous” to Christianity.
Nikolaos Papadopoulos, aided by another individual, is said to have attacked four works by the artist Christoforos Katsadiotis entitled: Icon 1, Icon 16, Icon 17, and Saint Christopher. The attackers allegedly smashed the glass cases housing the works, throwing them to the floor.
A museum spokesperson confirmed that the attacks on works included in the exhibition The Allure of the Bizarre had taken place, and alleged that Papadopoulos, alongside one other person, was responsible.
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