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==Art and culture==
Artist [[Edwina Sandys]]' {{convert|250|lb|adj=on}} bronze statue of a bare-breasted female Crucifixion statue, ''Crista'', was removed from the [[Cathedral of Saint John the Divine]] at the order of the Jesus Suffragan Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of New York]] during [[Holy Week]] in 1984. The bishop accused the Cathedral Dean of "descrating our symbols" even though viewer reaction had been "overwhelmingly positive."<ref>{{cite news |title=Bishop Attacks Display Of Female Christ Figure |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/25/nyregion/bishop-attacks-display-of-female-christ-figure.html |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=April 25, 1984}}</ref> In 2016, Sandy's ''Crista'' was reinstalled at the cathedral, on the altar, as the centerpiece of the "groundbreaking" ''The Christa Project: Manifesting Divine Bodies.''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |title=5 Wounds by artist Bettina WitteVeen at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York |url=https://www.artartworks.com/exhibitions/5-wounds-by-artist-bettina-witteveen-at-the-cathedral-church-of-st-john-the-divine-in-new-york-24520/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |publisher=Art & Artworks}}</ref> The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York wrote an article for the cathedral's booklet stating, "In an evolving, growing, learning church, we may be ready to see 'Christa' not only as a work of art but as an object of devotion, over our altar, with all of the challenges that may come with that for many visitors to the cathedral, or indeed, perhaps for all of us."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barron |first1=James |title=An 'Evolving' Episcopal Church Invites Back a Controversial Sculpture |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/nyregion/an-evolving-episcopal-church-invites-back-a-controversial-sculpture.html |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> This exhibition of more than 50 contemporary works that "interpret – or reinterpret – the symbolism associated with the image of Jesus", in order to provide "an excellent vehicle for thinking about sacred incarnation, and one that reaches out to humans of all genders, races, religions and sexual orientations" included work by [[Fredericka Foster]], [[Kiki Smith]], [[Genesis Breyer P-Orridge]] and [[Eiko Otake]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwendener |first1=Martha |title=What to See in New York City Galleries This Week |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/arts/design/what-to-see-in-new-york-city-galleries-this-week.html |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Value of Sanctuary |url=https://www.stjohndivine.org/art/the-value-of-sanctuary/ |website=stjohndivine.org |publisher=Cathedral of Saint John the Divine |access-date=9 September 2019 |archive-date=7 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707101357/https://www.stjohndivine.org/art/the-value-of-sanctuary/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Crista Project: About the Artists |url=http://www.stjohndivine.org/programs/christa/artists |website=stjohndivine.org |publisher=The Catherdral of Saint John The Divine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622204752/http://www.stjohndivine.org/programs/christa/artists |access-date=14 January 2021|archive-date=2017-06-22 }}</ref>