If Rob Zombie Were A Curator...

October 28th, 2009 • Amanda
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Rather than focus on religious paintings alone, the National Gallery's "Sacred Made Real" exhibit boldly features 17th-Century Spanish sculpture.  Visceral, three-dimensional works depicting Christ's tortured body and John the Baptiste's severed head are gory enough to give haunted houses a run for their money.  The Guardian's Adrian Searle comments, "These details are the product of a macabre ingenuity, the consummate technical skills of the 17th-century special effects studio." In other words, be sure to tour this stomach-churning exhibit before you go trick-or-treating this weekend.
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