Lars Vilks Muhammad Drawing

In the two months since historic mass demonstrations swept through Cuba on July 11 drawing national and international attention to the islands deteriorating sociopolitical conditions there have been at least 39 documented arrests of artists related to the protests four of whom were subjected to trial without a jury. Lars Endel Roger Vilks Lanat born 20 June 1946 is a Swedish artist and activist whose drawings of Muhammad resulted in at least two failed attempts by Islamic extremists to murder him.

The Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy began in July 2007 with a series of drawings by Swedish artist Lars Vilks that depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a roundabout dog a form of street installation in Sweden.

Lars vilks muhammad drawing. He also created the sculptures Nimis and Arx made of driftwood and rock respectivelyThe area where the sculptures are located was proclaimed by Vilks as an independent country Ladonia. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The controversy gained international attention after the.

Several art galleries in Sweden declined to show the drawings citing security concerns and fear of violence.

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