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'''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.  
'''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:''' James' exhibition was cancelled due to lack of funding and pressure from the Canadian government.  
'''Results of Incident:''' Due to pressure from the Canadian government, Nektarina Non Profit withdrew additional funding of 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)]
'''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)]

Revision as of 20:00, 23 January 2012

Date: 2011

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Digital Print


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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 of 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)