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|description_of_incident=Just as the New York City event which would reveal these many different flags was beginning, Marilyn Minter received news that her flag had already been taken down. Aby Rosen, art collector and developer of the Lever house, released a statement saying that the ownership of the building asked to have the flag removed upon seeing it. Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn | |description_of_incident=Just as the New York City event which would reveal these many different flags was beginning, Marilyn Minter received news that her flag had already been taken down. Aby Rosen, art collector and developer of the Lever house, released a statement saying that the ownership of the building asked to have the flag removed upon seeing it. Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn | ||
|description_of_result=Marilyn Minter was quite disturbed by the removal of her art. She noted that the building had hosted art far more provocative and controversial than her flag. Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn released a statement saying that while the flag was initially approved, it was placed adjacent to the U.S. Flag and did not conform to federal regulations and does not have a permit. Rohatyn said that the removal of the art was not an act of censorship, rather an act in keeping with federal regulations. She added that the flag is now hung inside the entrance to the exhibition, open to the public, and will remain there until a new public location is chosen. | |description_of_result=Marilyn Minter was quite disturbed by the removal of her art. She noted that the building had hosted art far more provocative and controversial than her flag. Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn released a statement saying that while the flag was initially approved, it was placed adjacent to the U.S. Flag and did not conform to federal regulations and does not have a permit. Rohatyn said that the removal of the art was not an act of censorship, rather an act in keeping with federal regulations. She added that the flag is now hung inside the entrance to the exhibition, open to the public, and will remain there until a new public location is chosen. | ||
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