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'''Artist:''' Franke James | '''Artist:''' Franke James | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Canada's Climate Change office at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Canada's Climate Change office at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' | '''Dates of Action:''' May 2011 | ||
'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Canada | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' | '''Description of Artwork:''' Digital prints compiled into a photo essay | ||
'''The Incident:''' | '''The Incident:''' The Canadian government withdrew funding from James' 20-city European art exhibition on climate change, and pressured art NGO Nektarina Non Profit to cancel James' exhibition. | ||
'''Source:''' | '''Results of Incident:''' James' exhibition was cancelled due to lack of funding and pressure from the Canadian government. | ||
'''Source:''' [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/canadas-approach-to-inconvenient-art/ Canada's Approach to Inconvenient Art, ''The New York Times''] [http://www.frankejames.com/debate/?p=964 ''Fat Cat Canada's Giant Litter Box'' (photo essay in full)] | |||
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