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|date_of_action=May 25, 2013 | |date_of_action=May 25, 2013 | ||
|location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
|description_of_content=A public exhibition displaying the work of internationally | |description_of_content=A public exhibition displaying the work of internationally acclaimed photojournalists; the show covered everything from scenes of war-victims to natural disasters to landscapes. | ||
|description_of_incident=Hours before the exhibition was arranged to go on display, tourist authority "Destination New South Wales" demanded the removal of some photographic works. Nearly half of the participating artists--15 out of the 39 photojournalists--had work censored and excluded from the exhibition. Defending its decision, the tourist authority shared that the censored photographs were "too distressing" and "not family friendly". | |description_of_incident=Hours before the exhibition was arranged to go on display, tourist authority "Destination New South Wales" demanded the removal of some photographic works. Nearly half of the participating artists--15 out of the 39 photojournalists--had work censored and excluded from the exhibition. Defending its decision, the tourist authority shared that the censored photographs were "too distressing" and "not family friendly". | ||
|description_of_result=To protest the incident, some contributing artists withdrew their work from the show. The photographs deemed "too distressing" were isolated from the other works and placed in an "indoor setting", where they were made available to visitors. | |description_of_result=To protest the incident, some contributing artists withdrew their work from the show. The photographs deemed "too distressing" were isolated from the other works and placed in an "indoor setting", where they were made available to visitors. | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 10 June 2013
Artist: James Nachtwey, Jodi Bieber, Francesco Zizola, Raphaela Rosella, Andrew Quilty, etc.
Year: 2013
Date of Action: May 25, 2013
Region: Australia
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Subject: Violence
Medium: Photography
Confronting Bodies: Destination New South Wales (Tourist Authority)
Description of Artwork: A public exhibition displaying the work of internationally acclaimed photojournalists; the show covered everything from scenes of war-victims to natural disasters to landscapes.
The Incident: Hours before the exhibition was arranged to go on display, tourist authority "Destination New South Wales" demanded the removal of some photographic works. Nearly half of the participating artists--15 out of the 39 photojournalists--had work censored and excluded from the exhibition. Defending its decision, the tourist authority shared that the censored photographs were "too distressing" and "not family friendly".
Results of Incident: To protest the incident, some contributing artists withdrew their work from the show. The photographs deemed "too distressing" were isolated from the other works and placed in an "indoor setting", where they were made available to visitors.
Source:
• Reportage Festival (Website),
• Arts Hub
