Thorvaldsen’s Jesus joined by headless goddess with cup full of teeth. And row of sex workers. World-renowned artist Bharti Kher visits.

Two superstar artists meet on Danish soil

It can be interpreted as a welcome feminist corrective to see Bharti Kher's Hindu goddess sculpture positioned directly in front of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Jesus. Foto: David Stjernholm
It can be interpreted as a welcome feminist corrective to see Bharti Kher's Hindu goddess sculpture positioned directly in front of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Jesus. Foto: David Stjernholm
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She crouches in front of Jesus.

With a stick-like object inserted into her vagina.

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