You Know What Happens If You Make Art In Tennessee, Don’t You?
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Archive for the 'censorship' tag
Okwui Enwezor: Art World A Bunch of Hypocrites
Okwui Enwezor, former poet and dean of the San Francisco Art Institute, calls out the hypocrisy and lameness of art world protests and petitions. But what, exactly, is he doing that’s so different and effective?
10 Least Appropriate Easter Artworks
Artinfo’s list of 10 least appropriate Easter artworks. Banksy, Serrano, Kippenberger: a bit predictable, but hey, so is art these days. Check it here.
Sex, Law, and Cinema, and How ‘X-Rated’ Became Synonymous With Porn
Documentary filmmaker Tony Comstock has just published a very interesting article on the legal and moral challenges faced by filmmakers during the 20th Century, particularly when dealing with issues of sexuality and nudity….
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Free Speech and Property Rights: Censorship in the Arts
The essay below, Free Speech and Property Rights: Censorship in the Arts, was written by artist and educator Charles Gaines, in response to the recent events concerning artistic speech at the National Portrait Gallery, the…
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Times Have Changed: On Censorship
I was just reading Marie Darrieussecq’s Dispatch (sorry, no link) in the recent Art Review Journal–concerning the “censorship” of Larry Clark’s recent exhibition in Paris–and it reminded me of the recent skirmishes in the…
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