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====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]]==== | |||
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'''Artist:''' G L Narayan (b. 1935) | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Jehangir Art Gallery, due to fear of police involvement. | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Art Gallery, due to fear of police involvement. | |||
'''Date of Action:''' July 2007 | |||
'''Location:''' Mumbai, India | '''Location:''' Mumbai, India | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' A marble sculpture of a naked couple embracing. <P> | |||
'''The Incident:''' Narayan was asked to withdraw his sculpture ''In Love'' due to the gallery having fears that police may object due to its explicitness. Narayan agreed to this because he did not want to start controversy. He had other nudes on display at this exhibit, but only the couple was pulled. <P> | |||
'''The Incident:''' Narayan was asked to withdraw his sculpture due to the gallery having fears that police may object due to its explicitness. Narayan agreed to this because he did not want to start controversy. He had other nudes on display at this exhibit, but only the couple was pulled. <P> | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' The sculpture was pulled from the exhibit. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The sculpture was pulled from the exhibit. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' The Times of India | '''Source:''' The Times of India | ||
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[[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | [[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | ||
[[Category:Sculpture]] | [[Category:Sculpture]] | ||
[[Category:G L Narayan]] | [[Category:G L Narayan]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 12 January 2012
Date: 2007
Region: Asia
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Sculpture
Artist: G L Narayan (b. 1935)
Confronting Bodies: Jehangir Art Gallery, due to fear of police involvement.
Date of Action: July 2007
Location: Mumbai, India
Description of Artwork: A marble sculpture of a naked couple embracing.
The Incident: Narayan was asked to withdraw his sculpture In Love due to the gallery having fears that police may object due to its explicitness. Narayan agreed to this because he did not want to start controversy. He had other nudes on display at this exhibit, but only the couple was pulled.
Results of Incident: The sculpture was pulled from the exhibit.
Source: The Times of India
