http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani
Brooklyn Museum Art Controversy
In 1999 Giuliani threatened to cut off city funding for the Brooklyn Museum if the museum did not remove a number of works in an exhibit entitled “Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection.” One work in particular, The Holy Virgin Mary by Turner Prize winning-artist Chris Ofili (a Catholic himself), featured the Virgin Mary next to elephant dung and female genitalia pictures. It was targeted as being offensive to some in the Christian community in New York, leading the artist to comment that "This is all about control."
I remember when that happened. Everyone was disgusted with that picture.
Thanks! I remember when he did that! I couldn't believe it was actually considered art.
This was but one of many incidents where Rudy battled the liberal establishment, and the New York Times.
Two of his enemies sworn to defeat him and bring him down are The NY Times and the ACLU.