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|region=Europe | |region=Europe | ||
|artist=Marie Morel & Demin | |artist=Marie Morel & Demin | ||
|subject=Explicit Sexuality | |subject=Explicit Sexuality, Nudity, Sexual/Gender Orientation | ||
|confronting_bodies=Aubagne Municipality | |confronting_bodies=Aubagne Municipality | ||
|medium=Installation, Painting, Sculpture | |medium=Installation, Painting, Sculpture | ||
|date_of_action=June 23, 2014 | |date_of_action=June 23, 2014 | ||
|location=City of Aubagne, France | |location=City of Aubagne, France | ||
|description_of_content=The artwork of Marie Morel is a large-scale erotic painting titled ''L’Amour.'' The sculpture of artist | |description_of_content=The artwork of Marie Morel is a large-scale erotic painting titled ''L’Amour.'' The sculpture of artist Demin is a kinetic work of a woman giving birth, complete with red-colored water titled ''Machine à Accoucher''. | ||
|description_of_incident=The mayor's office claimed the works were "pornographic". The municipality pressured the festival organizers to censor the specific | |description_of_incident=The mayor's office claimed the works were "pornographic". The municipality pressured the festival organizers to censor the specific works of Morel and Demin. | ||
Danielle Jacqui, the festival director stepped down because of the controversy. Pressure from the mayor's office to remove the labeled "pornographic" artwork caused the festival to be canceled completely. | |||
|description_of_result=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." | |description_of_result=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." | ||
|image=Marie-morel-censorship.jpg | |image=Marie-morel-censorship.jpg | ||