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|date_of_action=April-June 2012 | |date_of_action=April-June 2012 | ||
|location=Mansfield, Ohio | |location=Mansfield, Ohio | ||
|description_of_content=The artwork is a painting of Westinghouse in downtown Mansfield. On the edges are images from pornographic magazines. | |description_of_content=The artwork is a painting of Westinghouse in downtown Mansfield by artist Neil Yoder. On the edges are images from pornographic magazines. No title could be found for the artwork itself. | ||
|description_of_incident=At an art show in the Mansfield Art Center selected a painting which had pornographic imagery incorporated into the artwork, but became concerned about proceeding with the show because, according to the museum's director Tracey Graziani, "this is pornography and there are laws about how to handle pornography and would we be liable if a child viewed it." | |description_of_incident=At an art show in the Mansfield Art Center selected a painting which had pornographic imagery incorporated into the artwork, but became concerned about proceeding with the show because, according to the museum's director Tracey Graziani, "this is pornography and there are laws about how to handle pornography and would we be liable if a child viewed it." | ||
|description_of_result=The edges of the painting were covered in black paper, with the artist's permission. | |description_of_result=The edges of the painting were covered in black paper, with the artist's permission. | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 5 June 2012
Artist:
Year: 2012
Date of Action: April-June 2012
Region: North America
Location: Mansfield, Ohio
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Painting
Confronting Bodies: Mansfield Art Center
Description of Artwork: The artwork is a painting of Westinghouse in downtown Mansfield by artist Neil Yoder. On the edges are images from pornographic magazines. No title could be found for the artwork itself.
The Incident: At an art show in the Mansfield Art Center selected a painting which had pornographic imagery incorporated into the artwork, but became concerned about proceeding with the show because, according to the museum's director Tracey Graziani, "this is pornography and there are laws about how to handle pornography and would we be liable if a child viewed it."
Results of Incident: The edges of the painting were covered in black paper, with the artist's permission.
Source:
• http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20120524/NEWS01/205240303
