Den muslimske kunstneren Sarah Maple (23) og hennes familie er truet på livet for bilder hun har utstilt i galleriet LaSalon i Notting Hill i Vest-London. Rutene i galleriet er blitt knust og ansatte har mottatt truende telefoner.
Truslene begynte å komme da ustillingen åpnet 16. oktober. Det er meningen at bildene skal henge til 16. november.
Some sections of the Muslim community have criticised her in the past for her portrayal of her religion.One work showed a woman in a headscarf holding a pig.
'Freedom of expression'
Gallery director Samir Ceric said he was "sad, upset and disappointed" at the way art was being treated and called the violent reaction to her work an "attack on freedom of expression".
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers were investigating the damage to the gallery's window but could not comment on the threatening email.
Some of her photographic self-portraits feature her in a headscarf in provocative and suggestive poses and one painting shows the artist in a headscarf with a bare breast.
But Mr Ceric said her work was being misrepresented and dealt with religion but also politics, celebrity culture "and so many other subjects".
"We expected people to ask questions but we didn't expect anything like this," he added.
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