{"id":14114,"date":"2025-11-10T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=14114"},"modified":"2025-11-10T11:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:10:02","slug":"saint-or-sinner-trump-depiction-on-cross-in-swiss-gallery-sparks-global-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2025\/11\/saint-or-sinner-trump-depiction-on-cross-in-swiss-gallery-sparks-global-outrage.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Saint or Sinner?’ Trump Depiction on Cross in Swiss Gallery Sparks Global Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A controversial art installation in Switzerland is turning heads\u2014and stirring debate\u2014after unveiling a hyper-realistic sculpture of former President Donald Trump bound to a cross-shaped execution gurney and dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit.<\/p>\n

The piece, titled “Saint or Sinner?”<\/em> by British artist Mason Storm, went on display at the Gleis 4 gallery in Basel this month. The half-size sculpture shows Trump with his eyes closed and head tilted to one side, appearing lifeless as if following a lethal injection. The unsettling work has already drawn large crowds, with reactions ranging from fascination to outrage.<\/p>\n

The sculpture was originally scheduled to appear in Basel’s central train station in September, but organizers relocated it to a more controlled setting on the city’s pedestrian art strip, the Basler Kunstmeile, due to concerns about public backlash. The artist himself, known for his anonymity and for hiding his identity behind custom-designed masks, has been described as both provocative and elusive.<\/p>\n

Storm shared images of the sculpture on Instagram, writing: “Half life size Donny Trump, probably the most decisive politician of the modern era\u2014or past for that matter. Despised by some, beloved by others. So is he a saint on a cross or a sinner on the lethal injection gurney? You decide.”<\/p>\n

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