Critic Jonathan Jones on new work by artist Damien Hirst: "The last time I saw paintings as deluded as Damien Hirst's latest works, the artist's name was Saif al-Islam Gaddafi." And that's just the first sentence.

A painting depicting the South African president, Jacob Zuma, with his genitals exposed has been vandalized, leading to ugly scenes at an art gallery in Johannesburg.

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  • Marta Martinez

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    Marta Martinez is a Mellon Mays Fellow. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Latin American studies and a concentration in anthropology. Since returning to her native San Francisco, she has worked for several nonprofits, started her own massage business, and made a short documentary with the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project. Her interests are in identity politics and community formation. She is currently pursuing a masters of arts in Visual and Critical Studies at the California College of the Arts.

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