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'''Artist:''' Amir Normandi | '''Artist:''' Amir Normandi | ||
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'''Location:''' Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL, USA | '''Location:''' Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL, USA | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' A photograph of a nude woman holding a mirror and paint roller in front of her face. The eyes of a veiled woman appear in the mirror. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' A photograph of a nude woman holding a mirror and paint roller in front of her face. The eyes of a veiled woman appear in the mirror. (The photo to the right is a cropped version of the full photo because no full version of a size that would fit on this page was available.)<P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' Neighbors complained, even threatened violence, about the photograph which was on display in the window. The organization covered the nudity in the photo, to which the artist objected. <P> | '''The Incident:''' Neighbors complained, even threatened violence, about the photograph which was on display in the window. The organization covered the nudity in the photo, to which the artist objected. <P> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 7 January 2012
Date: 2008
Region: North America
Subject: Nudity Religious
Medium: Photography
Artist: Amir Normandi
Confronting Bodies: Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce
Date of Action: October 11 2008
Location: Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL, USA
Description of Artwork: A photograph of a nude woman holding a mirror and paint roller in front of her face. The eyes of a veiled woman appear in the mirror. (The photo to the right is a cropped version of the full photo because no full version of a size that would fit on this page was available.)
The Incident: Neighbors complained, even threatened violence, about the photograph which was on display in the window. The organization covered the nudity in the photo, to which the artist objected.
Results of Incident: The artist removed the photo and later agreed to return the photo for display in a less visible area.
Source: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/oct/16/nation/chi-talk-pilsen-artoct16
