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{{Display censorship incident | {{Display censorship incident | ||
|ongoing= | |ongoing=no | ||
|year=2014 | |year=2014 | ||
|region=Europe | |region=Europe | ||
|artist=Leena McCall | |artist=Leena McCall | ||
|subject=Explicit Sexuality | |subject=Explicit Sexuality, Nudity | ||
|confronting_bodies=The Mall Gallery, London | |confronting_bodies=The Mall Gallery, London | ||
|medium=Painting | |medium=Painting | ||
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Two days after a special Charity Evening and the Private View the picture "Portrait of Ms Ruby May, Standing" was removed by the Mall Galleries for being "too pornographic and disgusting." | Two days after a special Charity Evening and the Private View the picture "Portrait of Ms Ruby May, Standing" was removed by the Mall Galleries for being "too pornographic and disgusting." | ||
|description_of_result=The Mall Gallery has declined to comment on the censorship. | |description_of_result=The Mall Gallery has declined to comment on the censorship. | ||
Artist Leena McCall has asked supporters to speak out via Twitter and Facebook | Artist Leena McCall has asked supporters to speak out via Twitter and Facebook. | ||
|source=http://www.artlyst.com/articles/mall-gallery-removes-leena-mccall-painting-deemed-too-pornographic-and-disgusting | |source=http://www.artlyst.com/articles/mall-gallery-removes-leena-mccall-painting-deemed-too-pornographic-and-disgusting | ||
}} | }} | ||
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[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jul/07/painting-pornographic-pubic-hair-outrage How is this painting 'pornographic' and 'disgusting'?] | |||
[http://www.complex.com/style/2014/07/painting-removed-from-a-gallery-in-london-because-of-pubic-hair This Painting by Leena McCall Was Removed From a Gallery in London Because of "Disgusting" Pubic Hair, by Andrew LaSane] | |||
[http://artdaily.com/news/71179/London-gallery-removes-Leena-McCall-painting-deemed-too-pornographic-and-disgusting#.V_gCA5MrLeQ London gallery removes Leena McCall painting deemed too pornographic and disgusting] | |||