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|date_of_action=September 18, 2013 | |||
|location=Smithsonian Museum | |||
|description_of_incident=Smithsonian Chief G. Wayne Clough is remembered to have pulled a portion of a 30 minute 1987video by David Wojnarowicz (this portion called "A Fire in My Belly") from a National Portrait Gallery exhibition in 2010. This portion showed a crucifix with ants crawling on it. The move caused critics, especially the Association of Art Museum Directors, to call his action one of censorship. | |||
|description_of_result=Clough announced that he will resign from the Smithsonian in 2014. | |||
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|source=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-wayne-clough-smithsonian-chief-who-pulled-artwork-to-step-down-20130918,0,6986612.story | |||
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Revision as of 21:44, 4 October 2013
Artist:
Year: 2013
Date of Action: September 18, 2013
Region: North America
Location: Smithsonian Museum
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Public Speech
Confronting Bodies: Smithsonian, G. Wayne Clough
Description of Artwork: Not provided yet.
The Incident: Smithsonian Chief G. Wayne Clough is remembered to have pulled a portion of a 30 minute 1987video by David Wojnarowicz (this portion called "A Fire in My Belly") from a National Portrait Gallery exhibition in 2010. This portion showed a crucifix with ants crawling on it. The move caused critics, especially the Association of Art Museum Directors, to call his action one of censorship.
Results of Incident: Clough announced that he will resign from the Smithsonian in 2014.
Source:
• http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-wayne-clough-smithsonian-chief-who-pulled-artwork-to-step-down-20130918,
• 0,
• 6986612.story
