There are stories of blasphemy, insults, disgust and demands to immediately close down an exhibition featuring the work of banana sprayer Thomas Baumgärtel. The name of the church in Bonn: The emails sent to church rector Hans-Jurgen Pöschl on Wednesday have one thing in common: they refer to an exhibition that is only open on Thursday evenings. None of the senders were able to see it, Pöschl said. But there are two videos on YouTube that sharply attack Baumgärtel and his banana art. The emails that refer to the videos are sometimes polite, sometimes aggressive, but also threatening. “Repent to avoid God’s punishment!”
