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|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 | |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 | 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 |
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