Festival International d’Art Singulier: Difference between revisions

From Censorpedia

No edit summary
No edit summary
 
Line 9: Line 9:
|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 Demin is a kinetic work of a woman giving birth, complete with red-colored water titled ''Machine à Accoucher''.
|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 works of Morel and Demin.  
|description_of_incident=The mayor's office claimed the works were "pornographic". The municipality pressured the festival organizers to censor the 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.
In response, the organizers of the festival cancelled it completely. Danielle Jacqui, the festival director, stepped down because of the controversy.  
|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

Latest revision as of 21:25, 1 July 2014

Marie-morel-censorship.jpg

Artist: Marie Morel & Demin

Year: 2014

Date of Action: June 23, 2014

Region: Europe

Location: City of Aubagne, France

Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Nudity

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 work of a woman giving birth, complete with red-colored water, titled Machine à Accoucher.

The Incident: The mayor's office claimed the works were "pornographic". The municipality pressured the festival organizers to censor the works of Morel and Demin.

In response, the organizers of the festival cancelled it completely. Danielle Jacqui, the festival director, stepped down because of the controversy.

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



Demin-censorship.jpg