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====Date: [[:Category:1951 - 1975|1951 - 1975]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Date: [[:Category:1967|1967]]====


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


====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]====
 
 
 
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
 
 
 
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'''Artist:''' Nam June Paik
'''Artist:''' Nam June Paik


'''Confronting Bodies:''' New York City officials


'''Date of Action:''' 1967


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Charlotte Moorman versus New York
'''Location:''' Filmmakers' Cinematheque, New York City, USA
 
 
 
'''Dates of Action:''' 1967
 
 
 
'''Location:''' Filmmakers' Cinematheque, New York City
 
 


'''Description of Artwork:''' An opera in four movements, performed by violoncellist Charlotte Moorman. The composer's instructions required Ms. Moorman to play in various states of partial and total nudity. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' An opera in four movements, performed by violoncellist Charlotte Moorman. The composer's instructions required Ms. Moorman to play in various states of partial and total nudity. <P>


'''The Incident:''' The NY premiere performance was interrupted midway by the arrest of Ms. Moorman by NY police. <P>
'''The Incident:''' The NY premiere performance was interrupted midway by the arrest of Ms. Moorman by NY police. <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' The performance was canceled; a trial found Ms. Moorman guilty; she received a suspended sentence. The stormy press reaction to her subsequent conviction brought about the passing of a new, more liberal law relating to the freedom of artistic presentation.  The trial was reenacted 10 years later at Carnegie Hall. <P>


'''Source:''' Andrew Gurian; http://www.eai.org/title.htm?id=14359


'''Results of Incident:''' The performance was canceled; a trial found Ms. Moorman guilty; she received a suspended sentence. The trial was reenacted 10 years later at Carnegie Hall. <P>
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'''Source:''' Andrew Gurian
 
 


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Revision as of 20:22, 1 January 2012

Date: 1967

Region: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]


Sextronique.jpg

Artist: Nam June Paik

Confronting Bodies: New York City officials

Date of Action: 1967

Location: Filmmakers' Cinematheque, New York City, USA

Description of Artwork: An opera in four movements, performed by violoncellist Charlotte Moorman. The composer's instructions required Ms. Moorman to play in various states of partial and total nudity.

The Incident: The NY premiere performance was interrupted midway by the arrest of Ms. Moorman by NY police.

Results of Incident: The performance was canceled; a trial found Ms. Moorman guilty; she received a suspended sentence. The stormy press reaction to her subsequent conviction brought about the passing of a new, more liberal law relating to the freedom of artistic presentation. The trial was reenacted 10 years later at Carnegie Hall.

Source: Andrew Gurian; http://www.eai.org/title.htm?id=14359