He went too far, he touched our Mandela, that’s a war against the world #AyandaMabulu
— Mthobisi (@Mthobisi) April 21, 2017
I totally understand that art is meant to provoke emotions & discussions, & that #AyandaMabulu did achieve, but surely there must be a line
— René Vest (@ReneVest_) April 21, 2017
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has issued a statement saying that though it respects the right to freedom of expression it finds the “painting distasteful”. The governing ANC says it finds the work “grotesque, inflammatory and of bad taste – but the party also defends the right for the artist to express himself. Mabulu has in the past drawn a number of pictures showing the president in sexually explicit positions. Source BBC
