A Look at Violence in Religious and Sexual Imagery (exhibition)
Artist: Pat Payne
Year: 2001
Date of Action: March 2001
Region: North America
Location: Gainesville, New Mexico
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Religion
Medium: Painting, Photography
Confronting Bodies: Santa Fe Community College
Description of Artwork: "Pat Payne's work blends sexual bondage photos with violent imagery found in religious (specifically Catholic) painting. According to the artist, these images are not intended 'to shock or offend, but to try to come to a better understanding of the concepts/perceptions of spirituality and sexuality, acceptable and unacceptable behaviors and images, veneration, arousal, morality, and objectification.'" [1]
The Incident: The exhibition had been approved for display in a gallery at the college. After protest from Christians within the Gainesville community, however, four of the artworks were moved to a professor's office.
Results of Incident: The artwork remained in the professor's office until the scheduled end of he exhibition.
Source:
• http://www.ncac.org/art/20010321~FL-Gainesville~Censorship_not_Curatorial_Discretion.cfm
See also http://www.catholicleague.org/gainesville-college-removes-offensive-art-after-protest/
