Petrograd (sculpture)

Revision as of 20:41, 20 July 2011 by NCACAdmin (talk | contribs) (1 revision)

Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Medium: Sculpture [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]


Artist: René Z. Garza


Confronting Bodies: Lewis Savoie and the McAllen International Museum D/B/A The International Museum of Art and Science


Dates of Action: July 2004 - Present


Location: IMAS 1900 Nolana Loop McAllen, Texas 78504(Rio Grande Valley) U.S.A


Description of Artwork: Metal Found Object Sculpture Consisting of a world made of gas grade signs and scrap mufflers resting on an oil barrel base.

The Incident: The sculpture was selected by curators to be featured in the museums fledgeling Sculpture Garden in an upcoming event honoring the sponsors of the museum. A base was made for it according to the sculptures precise measurements and was installed until Lewis Savoie returned from a trip in Spain and had it removed for being too controversial (i.e. the piece was critical of corporate sponsorship)

Results of Incident: The censorship of the work recieved local press and a lawsuit was filed charging the violation of said artist's Texas Constitutional 1st Amendment Civil Rights

Source: [email protected] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]