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'''Description of Artwork:''' The video installation combined footage of Greek pornograghic movies of the 1960s and 1970s with a soundtrack featuring the Greek national anthem. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' The video installation combined footage of Greek pornograghic movies of the 1960s and 1970s with a soundtrack featuring the Greek national anthem. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' The exhibit was shut down following a police raid on the Helexpo venue in Maroussi on Saturday. The show's curator, Michalis Argyros, spent the night in a police cell and has been charged with offending public morals. The same charges have also been brought against Stefani, who is currently abroad. <P> | '''The Incident:''' The exhibit was shut down following a police raid on the Helexpo venue in Maroussi on Saturday, June 2. The show's curator, Michalis Argyros, spent the night in a police cell and has been charged with offending public morals. The same charges have also been brought against Stefani, who is currently abroad. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Dozens of artists as well as intellectuals and politicians | '''Results of Incident:''' Dozens of artists as well as intellectuals and politicians condemned the closure by police of a supposedly indecent art exhibit and the arrest of the show's curator. At least 70 artists contributed pieces to a counter-exhibition in Metaxourgeio yesterday, intended as a protest to the authorities censorship of a video installation by prize-winning artist Eva Stefani at the Art Athina show. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' http://www.ekathimerini.com | '''Source:''' http://www.ekathimerini.com |
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