Festival International d’Art Singulier

EDIT PAGE

Artist: Marie Morel & Demin

Year: 2014

Date of Action: June 23, 2014

Region: Europe

Location: City of Aubagne, France

Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Government Secrecy, Nudity, Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Sexual/Gender Orientation

Medium: Installation, Painting, Sculpture

Confronting Bodies: Aubagne Municipality

Description of Artwork: The artwork of Marie Morel is a large-scale erotic painting titled L’Amour. The sculpture of artist, Demin is a kinetic sculpture titled, Machine à Accoucher of a woman giving birth, complete with red-colored water.

The Incident: After the mayor's office claimed the works as "pornographic". Pressure from the municipality on the festival organizers have forced them to cancel the festival and the festival director has stepped down.

Results of Incident: Both of the artists have spoken out against the censorship. Morel claims that the censorship is a "growing trend toward excessive caution around erotic art."

Source:
• http://news.artnet.com/art-world/censorship-snuffs-art-bienniale-in-south-of-france-46009