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|date_of_action=June 23, 2014 | |date_of_action=June 23, 2014 | ||
|location=City of Aubagne, France | |location=City of Aubagne, France | ||
|description_of_content=The artwork of Marie Morel is a large-scale erotic painting titled ''L’Amour.'' The sculpture of artist, Demin is a kinetic sculpture titled, ''Machine à Accoucher'' of a woman giving birth, complete with red-colored water. | |description_of_content=The artwork of Marie Morel is a large-scale erotic painting titled ''L’Amour.'' The sculpture of artist, Demin is a kinetic sculpture titled, ''Machine à Accoucher'' of a woman giving birth, complete with red-colored water. | ||
|description_of_incident= | |description_of_incident=The mayor's office claimed the works were "pornographic". The municipality pressured the festival organizers to censor the specific work of Morel and Demin. | ||
The festival was canceled and the director has stepped down. | |||
|description_of_result=Both of the artists have spoken out against the censorship. Morel claims that the censorship is a "growing trend toward excessive caution around erotic art." | |description_of_result=Both of the artists have spoken out against the censorship. Morel claims that the censorship is a "growing trend toward excessive caution around erotic art." | ||
|image=Marie-morel-censorship.jpg | |image=Marie-morel-censorship.jpg |