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'''Artist:''' Franke James | '''Artist:''' Franke James | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Canada's Climate Change | '''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. | ||
''' | '''Results of Incident:''' Due to pressure from the Canadian government, Nektarina Non Profit withdrew additional funding for the exhibition, which resulted in the exhibition's cancellation. | ||
'''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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Latest revision as of 20:00, 23 January 2012
Date: 2011
Region: North America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Digital Print
Artist: Franke James
Confronting Bodies: Canada's Climate Change Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Dates of Action: May 2011
Location: Canada
Description of Artwork: Digital prints compiled into a photo essay
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.
Results of Incident: Due to pressure from the Canadian government, Nektarina Non Profit withdrew additional funding for the exhibition, which resulted in the exhibition's cancellation.
Source: Canada's Approach to Inconvenient Art, The New York Times Fat Cat Canada's Giant Litter Box (photo essay in full)
