Lesbian Art in America
Artist: Zoe Leonard, Harmony Hammond
Year: 1990's
Date of Action:
Region: North America
Location: International and Instagram
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Religion, Sexual/Gender Orientation
Medium: Internet
Confronting Bodies:
Description of Artwork: "Inspired by the author Eileen Myles’ run for president, and written at the height of the AIDS epidemic, the poem, “I want a president,” has since been shown in museums, galleries, and outdoor installations around the world. More than a quarter-century after it was written, the poem made its way to Instagram—and became the center of a controversy over censorship on social media."
The Incident: Not provided yet.
Results of Incident: This poem was censored by Instagram
Source:
• https://qz.com/1190263/why-is-instagram-censoring-zoe-leonards-poem-from-1992/
