Arts commissioner enraged over Mark Ryden's work in Virginia Beach's Museum of Contemporary Art

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“Look at this, she’s got a saw in her hand cutting off a piece of ham with the words on the ham ‘Corpus Christi.’ That is Latin for body of Christ, and the hand is dropping down and eaten by rats.” Loyola says. He also pointed out that the girl is wearing a first communion dress with a crucifix around her neck, and a figure of Jesus on a bottle of wine. Also there’s a rabbit pouring a teapot with blood is coming out.

“You guys aren’t playing fair; I’m taking my symbols and going home!”