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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1967|1967]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music | |||
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'''Artist:''' Nam June Paik | '''Artist:''' Nam June Paik | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' New York City officials | |||
'''Date of Action:''' 1967 | |||
'''Location:''' Filmmakers' Cinematheque, New York City, USA | |||
'''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 | |||
[[Category:1967]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:1960s]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:Nudity]] | [[Category:Nudity]] | ||
[[Category:Music]] | [[Category:Music]] | ||
[[Category:Nam June Paik]] | [[Category:Nam June Paik]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 1 January 2012
Date: 1967
Region: North America
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Music
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
