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====Date: [[:Category:1994|1994]]====
====Date: [[:Category:2010|2010]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]]====


====Medium: [[:Sculpture|Sculpture]]====
====Medium: [[:Painting|Painting]]====
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[[File:Hello_Kitty.jpg|right|200 pixels|frame|Image is from a hello kitty enthusiast's blog]]
[[File:Hanson3.jpg|right|200 pixels|frame]]
'''Artist:''' Tom Sachs
'''Artist:''' Kate Hansen


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Barney's Department Store
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Facebook


'''Dates of Action:''' 1994
'''Dates of Action:''' March 27-29 2010, April 5, 2010, and April 7, 2010


'''Location:''' New York, NY
'''Location:''' Facebook


'''Description of Artwork:''' The sculpture ''Hello Kitty Nativity Scene'' depicts a traditional nativity scene, however replaces the traditional characters with pop-culture representations. In the piece, the three kings were replaced with Bart Simpson figures and the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus with Hello Kitty dolls.  
'''Description of Artwork:''' This series of paintings is called ''Madonna and Child'', and depicts women breastfeeding or just holding their babies while having a sort of halo above them. <P>
[[File:Hanson1.jpg|right]]


'''The Incident:''' The sculpture was entered into an auction sponsored by Barney's department store in New York City.  Hundreds of artists' works were displayed in Barney's front windowAfter two weeks the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, William Donohue, warned the store to removed the sculpture and contacted the media, accusing the work of blasphemyBarney's received hundreds of phone calls calling for the piece's removal following the radio announcement.
'''The Incident:''' Hansen posted one of her ''Madonna and Child'' paintings on a Facebook group page called Portrait and Figure ArtistsIt was removed on March 27.  Thinking it was a mistake, she re-posted the painting along with some other MadonnasThey were all taken off the site, and she received an email from Facebook, saying that she violated their Terms of Use by posting something hateful, threatening, or obscene. <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' Sachs' sculpture was removed from the window displayBarney's Senior Vice President for Creative Services, Simon Doonan, took responsibility for the display, calling it his "error in judgement."
'''Results of Incident:''' Hansen responded to Facebook by sending an email questioning their policyFull nude paintings were allowed to remain on the site while hers, which were less explicit and just showed breastfeeding, were taken down.  She started a group on Facebook protesting this policy. <P>


'''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1995
'''Source:''' http://www.katehansenart.com/; http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105484426150424&ref=mf; http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=109151119105733&ref=mf
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Date: 2010

Region: North America

Subject: Explicit Sexuality

Medium: Painting


200 pixels

Artist: Kate Hansen

Confronting Bodies: Facebook

Dates of Action: March 27-29 2010, April 5, 2010, and April 7, 2010

Location: Facebook

Description of Artwork: This series of paintings is called Madonna and Child, and depicts women breastfeeding or just holding their babies while having a sort of halo above them.

Hanson1.jpg

The Incident: Hansen posted one of her Madonna and Child paintings on a Facebook group page called Portrait and Figure Artists. It was removed on March 27. Thinking it was a mistake, she re-posted the painting along with some other Madonnas. They were all taken off the site, and she received an email from Facebook, saying that she violated their Terms of Use by posting something hateful, threatening, or obscene.

Results of Incident: Hansen responded to Facebook by sending an email questioning their policy. Full nude paintings were allowed to remain on the site while hers, which were less explicit and just showed breastfeeding, were taken down. She started a group on Facebook protesting this policy.

Source: http://www.katehansenart.com/; http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105484426150424&ref=mf; http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=109151119105733&ref=mf