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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2007|2007]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video | |||
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'''Artist:''' Eva Stefani | '''Artist:''' Eva Stefani (b. 1964) | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Greek police | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Greek police | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' June 2, 2007 | '''Dates of Action:''' June 2, 2007 | ||
'''Location:''' Greece | '''Location:''' Greece | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The video installation combined footage of Greek pornograghic movies of the 1960s and 1970s with a soundtrack featuring the Greek national anthem. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' The video installation combined footage of Greek pornograghic movies of the 1960s and 1970s with a soundtrack featuring the Greek national anthem. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' The exhibit was shut down following a police raid on the Helexpo venue in Maroussi on Saturday, June 2. The show's curator, Michalis Argyros, spent the night in a police cell and has been charged with offending public morals. The same charges have also been brought against Stefani, who is currently abroad. <P> | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' Dozens of artists as well as intellectuals and politicians condemned the closure by police of a supposedly indecent art exhibit and the arrest of the show's curator. At least 70 artists contributed pieces to a counter-exhibition in Metaxourgeio yesterday, intended as a protest to the authorities censorship of a video installation by prize-winning artist Eva Stefani at the Art Athina show. <P> | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' Dozens of artists as well as intellectuals and politicians | |||
'''Source:''' http://www.ekathimerini.com | '''Source:''' http://www.ekathimerini.com | ||
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[[Category:Eva Stefani]] | [[Category:Eva Stefani]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 15 February 2012
Date: 2007
Region: Europe
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Film Video
Artist: Eva Stefani (b. 1964)
Confronting Bodies: Greek police
Dates of Action: June 2, 2007
Location: Greece
Description of Artwork: The video installation combined footage of Greek pornograghic movies of the 1960s and 1970s with a soundtrack featuring the Greek national anthem.
The Incident: The exhibit was shut down following a police raid on the Helexpo venue in Maroussi on Saturday, June 2. The show's curator, Michalis Argyros, spent the night in a police cell and has been charged with offending public morals. The same charges have also been brought against Stefani, who is currently abroad.
Results of Incident: Dozens of artists as well as intellectuals and politicians condemned the closure by police of a supposedly indecent art exhibit and the arrest of the show's curator. At least 70 artists contributed pieces to a counter-exhibition in Metaxourgeio yesterday, intended as a protest to the authorities censorship of a video installation by prize-winning artist Eva Stefani at the Art Athina show.
Source: http://www.ekathimerini.com
