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|description_of_incident=Brooklyn Arts commissioner Julius Spiegel ordered that the show be shut down and the locks changed, after receiving an unspecified number of complaints concerning the sexual content of some of the pieces. The artists were not permitted to see their work for some time, which led to a rally outside of the war memorial. When the artists were finally allowed to see their work, which had already been taken down, much of it was damaged, some pieces beyond repair. | |description_of_incident=Brooklyn Arts commissioner Julius Spiegel ordered that the show be shut down and the locks changed, after receiving an unspecified number of complaints concerning the sexual content of some of the pieces. The artists were not permitted to see their work for some time, which led to a rally outside of the war memorial. When the artists were finally allowed to see their work, which had already been taken down, much of it was damaged, some pieces beyond repair. | ||
|description_of_result=An alternate exhibition was set up in DUMBO some time later. The students also sued the city for infringing on their first amendment rights and damaging their artwork. They won the suit, and each artist received $750 in damages, as well as compensation for legal costs. Spiegel has since released a public apology to the artists. | |description_of_result=An alternate exhibition was set up in DUMBO some time later. The students also sued the city for infringing on their first amendment rights and damaging their artwork. They won the suit, and each artist received $750 in damages, as well as compensation for legal costs. Spiegel has since released a public apology to the artists. | ||
[[File:Local Yukari ART2.jpg|300px|right|thumbnail|Artwork by Carl James Ferraro, Plan B artist]] | |||
|source=http://brooklynrail.org/2006/06/local/just-a-thesis-show | |source=http://brooklynrail.org/2006/06/local/just-a-thesis-show | ||
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