atch i ▁ad ▁ag ency ' s ▁headquarters ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁gar ner ed ▁controvers y ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁show ▁opened ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁ag ency . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁“ S anta ▁Cla us ” ▁was ▁displayed ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁public ▁in ▁a ▁front ▁window ▁of ▁The ▁Art ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁Despite ▁the ▁compla ints ▁from ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Catholic ▁League , ▁the ▁school ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁down ▁the ▁painting ▁and ▁kept ▁it ▁on ▁display ▁for ▁the ▁hol iday ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁C ened ella ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁Ex hib ition ▁in ▁So ho , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁Galerie ▁Am ▁Sche un env iert el ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Germany , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁ment or ▁and ▁ran ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁the ▁George ▁Gros z ▁Cent enn ial ▁Ex hib ition ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁National ▁Gallery . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁C ened ella ' s ▁concept ▁of ▁s elling ▁shares ▁of ▁stock ▁of ▁his ▁painting ▁" 2 0 0 1 ▁— ▁A ▁Stock ▁Od ys sey " ▁was ▁dis closed ▁in ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁feature ▁article . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁C ened ella ▁exhib ited ▁and