One room of the exhibit shows nothing but mannequins with male genitals for noses and sex-doll mouths. A piece titled "The Holy Virgin Mary" is composed of an image of Mary circled by pornographic clips and elephant dung. Also present was a massive portrait of the Moors child torturer and murderer, Myra Hindley, composed of children's hand prints. The mother of one victim, whose screams were tape recorded, has protested the exhibit in vain. "We have left the realm of art now," sculptor Michael Sandel wrote on his resignation. "I am afraid that the RA has done something bordering on evil."
Asked whether there are limits in taste or morality in choosing shows, RA exhibitions secretary Norman Rosenthal explained, "All art is moral."
