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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2007|2007]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Australia|Australia]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]] [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography | |||
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'''Artist:''' Polixeni Papapetrou - artist | '''Artist:''' Polixeni Papapetrou - artist | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Gosford City Council; Gosford Regional Art Gallery | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Gosford City Council; Gosford Regional Art Gallery | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' January 2007 | '''Dates of Action:''' January 2007 | ||
'''Location:''' Sydney, Australia | '''Location:''' Sydney, Australia | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The photos were taken by artist Polixeni Papapetrou of her seven-year-old daughter in suggestive poses, wearing just her grandmother's jewelry. They were part of a traveling exhibition rejected by the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' The photos were taken by artist Polixeni Papapetrou of her seven-year-old daughter in suggestive poses, wearing just her grandmother's jewelry. They were part of a traveling exhibition rejected by the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' Adult nudity was one thing, but child nudity was "a more sensitive issue", said the gallery's assistant director, Rodney Cones-Browne. Police visited Gosford Regional Art Gallery after complaints about three of the 58 photographs in the Australian Centre for Photography exhibition, "Changeling: Childhood and the Uncanny". <P> | '''The Incident:''' Adult nudity was one thing, but child nudity was "a more sensitive issue", said the gallery's assistant director, Rodney Cones-Browne. Police visited Gosford Regional Art Gallery after complaints about three of the 58 photographs in the Australian Centre for Photography exhibition, "Changeling: Childhood and the Uncanny". <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Gosford City Council will close the controversial art exhibition a week early after police called photographs of a naked seven-year-old girl disturbing and complainants said the images were "child abuse and not art". <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' Gosford City Council will close the controversial art exhibition a week early after police called photographs of a naked seven-year-old girl disturbing and complainants said the images were "child abuse and not art". <P> | ||
'''Source:''' The Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/off-limits-storm-over-artists-images-of- | '''Source:''' The Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/off-limits-storm-over-artists-images-of- | ||
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[[Category:Polixeni Papapetrou - artist]] | [[Category:Polixeni Papapetrou - artist]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:23, 29 November 2011
Date: 2007
Region: Australia
Subject: Nudity Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Photography
Artist: Polixeni Papapetrou - artist
Confronting Bodies: Gosford City Council; Gosford Regional Art Gallery
Dates of Action: January 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Description of Artwork: The photos were taken by artist Polixeni Papapetrou of her seven-year-old daughter in suggestive poses, wearing just her grandmother's jewelry. They were part of a traveling exhibition rejected by the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery.
The Incident: Adult nudity was one thing, but child nudity was "a more sensitive issue", said the gallery's assistant director, Rodney Cones-Browne. Police visited Gosford Regional Art Gallery after complaints about three of the 58 photographs in the Australian Centre for Photography exhibition, "Changeling: Childhood and the Uncanny".
Results of Incident: Gosford City Council will close the controversial art exhibition a week early after police called photographs of a naked seven-year-old girl disturbing and complainants said the images were "child abuse and not art".
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/off-limits-storm-over-artists-images-of-
