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====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]], [[:Religious| Religious]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Theatre|Theatre]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]====
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[[File:Miller3.jpg|left]]
[[File:Banerjee1.jpg|left]]
'''Artist:''' Authur Miller, author (1915 - 2005), Dan A.R. Kelly, director
'''Artist:''' Subhankar Banerjee (b.1967)


'''Confronting Bodies:'''President of Greenville Technical College and two opening night audience members.
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Members of the United States Senate; Lawrence M. Small


'''Dates of Action:''' May 8, 2003
'''Dates of Action:''' April 2003


'''Location:''' Greenville Tech Barton Campus, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
'''Location:''' Washington D.C.


'''Description of Artwork:''' ''The Creation of the World and Other Business'' is a dramatic comedy based on a non-traditional interpretation of the Book of Genesis. The cast in this particular production included a woman in the role of God and black men in the roles of Adam and Abel. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:'''Banerjee's book, ''Season's of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey by Subhankar Banerjee'', is a collection of his photographs taken on his fourteen month excursion through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. <P>
[[File:Banerjee2.jpg|right]]


'''The Incident:''' The play (written by Arthur Miller and performed on Broadway in 1972) was directed by Dan A.R. Kelly and opened at Greenville Technical College on May 7, 2003. The next day, after a complaint about its content, ''The Creation of the World and Other Business'' was cancelled. The official reason was that the incomplete paperwork presented had violated scheduling policies. Furthur study of the situation by the National Coalition Against Censorship found no major error with the submitted paperwork, terms of agreement, or other 'problems' named by the President of Greenville Technical College. NCAC urged the colledge to allow the performance to move forward to no avail. <P>
'''The Incident:''' Banerjee's photographs were scheduled to be placed on exhibit in the Smithsonian's main floor rotunda, however, were moved to a lower-level room at the last minuteIn addition, many of Banerjee's captions taken from his book were deleted or shortened. This led to an investigation questioning Smithsonian Secretary, Lawrence M. Small's, motives for moving and editing the exhibit. It has been alleged that Small censored the show and placed it in an obscure location to detract attention from the Arctic Wildlife Refuge at a time when debates were underway in Congress as to whether the refuge should be open for gas and oil drilling.


'''Results of Incident:''' Performance was not allowed to move forward. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' Small maintains that there was no pressure or attempt to advocate drilling in the refuge, however an investigation into this case and whether or not the museum is used to advocate political issues is ongoing. <P>


'''Source:''' Metrobeat (Mid- May editions. Greenville, SC)
'''Source:''' www.artistsnetwork.org, The New York Times
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Date: 2003

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Photography


Banerjee1.jpg

Artist: Subhankar Banerjee (b.1967)

Confronting Bodies: Members of the United States Senate; Lawrence M. Small

Dates of Action: April 2003

Location: Washington D.C.

Description of Artwork:Banerjee's book, Season's of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey by Subhankar Banerjee, is a collection of his photographs taken on his fourteen month excursion through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Banerjee2.jpg

The Incident: Banerjee's photographs were scheduled to be placed on exhibit in the Smithsonian's main floor rotunda, however, were moved to a lower-level room at the last minute. In addition, many of Banerjee's captions taken from his book were deleted or shortened. This led to an investigation questioning Smithsonian Secretary, Lawrence M. Small's, motives for moving and editing the exhibit. It has been alleged that Small censored the show and placed it in an obscure location to detract attention from the Arctic Wildlife Refuge at a time when debates were underway in Congress as to whether the refuge should be open for gas and oil drilling.

Results of Incident: Small maintains that there was no pressure or attempt to advocate drilling in the refuge, however an investigation into this case and whether or not the museum is used to advocate political issues is ongoing.

Source: www.artistsnetwork.org, The New York Times