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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2007|2007]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Design|Design]]==== | |||
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'''Artist:''' Callum Kyle and Alicia Henderson. | '''Artist:''' Callum Kyle and Alicia Henderson. | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Erica Cherney, chairwoman of the Downtown Buisiness Improvement Area in Peterborough. | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Erica Cherney, chairwoman of the Downtown Buisiness Improvement Area in Peterborough. | ||
'''Date of Action:''' July 2007 | |||
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'''Location:''' Peterborough, Canada. | '''Location:''' Peterborough, Canada. | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Two banners to be hung from street posts. One depicts the stripes of the American flag morphing into bombs along with the Statue of Liberty having an X placed over it. The other banner shows a jet fighter flying over a city labeled as Detroit. These were hung along a street with 20 other student-made banners. <P> | |||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Two banners to be hung from street posts. | |||
One depicts the stripes of the American flag morphing into bombs along with the Statue of Liberty having an X placed over it. The other banner shows a jet fighter flying over a city labeled as Detroit. | |||
These were hung along a street with 20 other student-made banners. <P> | |||
'''The Incident:''' After hearing the banners described over the phone, Cherney ordered that they be taken down. The students were not notified that their art have been removed. <P> | '''The Incident:''' After hearing the banners described over the phone, Cherney ordered that they be taken down. The students were not notified that their art have been removed. <P> | ||
Cherney explains that she removed the banners so as not to damage the upbeat mood of an upcoming street sale and Ribfest event. <P> | Cherney explains that she removed the banners so as not to damage the upbeat mood of an upcoming street sale and Ribfest event. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The banners were removed and the Downtown Business Improvement Area has been asked to explain the removal to the students. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The banners were removed and the Downtown Business Improvement Area has been asked to explain the removal to the students. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' The Peterborough Examiner: http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=607964&archive=true | |||
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[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Design]] | [[Category:Design]] | ||
[[Category:Callum Kyle and Alicia Henderson.]] | [[Category:Callum Kyle and Alicia Henderson.]] | ||
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