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'''Artist:''' Noah Lamy
'''Artist:''' Noah Lamy


'''Confronting Bodies:''' New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
'''Confronting Bodies:''' New York State Department of Motor Vehicles


'''Date of Action:''' January 2004


'''Location:''' New York State, USA


'''Dates of Action:''' January 2004
'''Description of Artwork:''' A vanity license plate which read ''DUMPBUSH''. <P>
 
 
 
'''Location:''' New York State
 
 
 
'''Description of Artwork:''' A vanity license plate which read "DUMPBUSH." <P>
 
 
 
'''The Incident:''' Lamy, a construction worker from Brooklyn, sent his request for a license plate reading, "DUMPBUSH," into the Custom Plate Unit of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.  The agency informed Lamy that his request could not be filed because "others may view the plate as obscene or offensive." <P>
 
 
 
'''Results of Incident:''' When Lamy inquired into his plate's refusal,the agency told him that they will only approve plates with a positive message like: "IM4KERRY" or "YES2BUSH." <P>


'''The Incident:''' Lamy, a construction worker from Brooklyn, sent his request for a license plate reading, ''DUMPBUSH'', into the Custom Plate Unit of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.  The agency informed Lamy that his request could not be filed because "others may view the plate as obscene or offensive." <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' When Lamy inquired into his plate's refusal,the agency told him that they will only approve plates with a positive message like: ''IM4KERRY'' or ''YES2BUSH''. <P>


'''Source:''' The New York Times
'''Source:''' The New York Times


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Revision as of 16:52, 31 December 2011

Date: 2004

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Public Art Personal Opinion


Artist: Noah Lamy

Confronting Bodies: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Date of Action: January 2004

Location: New York State, USA

Description of Artwork: A vanity license plate which read DUMPBUSH.

The Incident: Lamy, a construction worker from Brooklyn, sent his request for a license plate reading, DUMPBUSH, into the Custom Plate Unit of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The agency informed Lamy that his request could not be filed because "others may view the plate as obscene or offensive."

Results of Incident: When Lamy inquired into his plate's refusal,the agency told him that they will only approve plates with a positive message like: IM4KERRY or YES2BUSH.

Source: The New York Times