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====Date: [[:Category:1995|1995]]==== | ====Date: [[:Category:1995|1995]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Drawing|Drawing]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Drawing|Drawing]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Elin O'Hara Slavick | '''Artist:''' Elin O'Hara Slavick | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' The city of Raleigh's Mayor, city counselors and gallery officials | '''Confronting Bodies:''' The city of Raleigh's Mayor, city counselors and gallery officials | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' 1995 | '''Dates of Action:''' 1995 | ||
'''Location:''' Raleigh, North Carolina | '''Location:''' Raleigh, North Carolina | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''Man D'' is a drawing of classic female nudes surrounded by words like "spank," "whip," and "piss." The piece represents both women's playful desires and love for traditional art, which are played out upon the female body. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''Man D'' is a drawing of classic female nudes surrounded by words like "spank," "whip," and "piss." The piece represents both women's playful desires and love for traditional art, which are played out upon the female body. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' O'Hara Slavick's piece was part of a two-person exhibit sponsored by Artspace, and organization that provides studios and space to local artists. The organization leases space from the city of Raleigh. After the pieces were reviewed and installed, other artists whose studios resided in the gallery complained to Raleigh's Mayor, Tom Fetzer, that there were pornographic images included in the exhibit. The mayor set a date for the city council to review the exhibit. Before the city council meeting, the Artspace board voted to remove the exhibit and explain that the artists voluntarily chose to remove their works. <P> | '''The Incident:''' O'Hara Slavick's piece was part of a two-person exhibit sponsored by Artspace, and organization that provides studios and space to local artists. The organization leases space from the city of Raleigh. After the pieces were reviewed and installed, other artists whose studios resided in the gallery complained to Raleigh's Mayor, Tom Fetzer, that there were pornographic images included in the exhibit. The mayor set a date for the city council to review the exhibit. Before the city council meeting, the Artspace board voted to remove the exhibit and explain that the artists voluntarily chose to remove their works. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The artists contacted the ACLU who informed Artspace's director, Anne Tharrington, that the artists did not want to cancel their exhibit. O'Hara Slavick obtained a temporary restraining order based on her contract with the gallery, and her first Amendment rights, forcing Artspace to display her exhibit. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The artists contacted the ACLU who informed Artspace's director, Anne Tharrington, that the artists did not want to cancel their exhibit. O'Hara Slavick obtained a temporary restraining order based on her contract with the gallery, and her first Amendment rights, forcing Artspace to display her exhibit. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996 | '''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996 | ||
Revision as of 22:55, 3 February 2012
Date: 1995
Region: North America
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Drawing
Artist: Elin O'Hara Slavick
Confronting Bodies: The city of Raleigh's Mayor, city counselors and gallery officials
Dates of Action: 1995
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Description of Artwork: Man D is a drawing of classic female nudes surrounded by words like "spank," "whip," and "piss." The piece represents both women's playful desires and love for traditional art, which are played out upon the female body.
The Incident: O'Hara Slavick's piece was part of a two-person exhibit sponsored by Artspace, and organization that provides studios and space to local artists. The organization leases space from the city of Raleigh. After the pieces were reviewed and installed, other artists whose studios resided in the gallery complained to Raleigh's Mayor, Tom Fetzer, that there were pornographic images included in the exhibit. The mayor set a date for the city council to review the exhibit. Before the city council meeting, the Artspace board voted to remove the exhibit and explain that the artists voluntarily chose to remove their works.
Results of Incident: The artists contacted the ACLU who informed Artspace's director, Anne Tharrington, that the artists did not want to cancel their exhibit. O'Hara Slavick obtained a temporary restraining order based on her contract with the gallery, and her first Amendment rights, forcing Artspace to display her exhibit.
Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996
