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====Date: [[:Category:2007|2007]]====
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====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====
|year=2014
 
|region=Asia
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====
|artist=Hong Seong-dam
 
|subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]]====
|confronting_bodies=City government of Gwangju, South Korea
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|medium=Painting
[[File:AlGore.jpg|right|link=An_Inconvenient_Truth]]
|date_of_action=August, 2014
'''Artist:''' Al Gore (b. 1948)
|location=Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea
 
|description_of_content=A 32-foot-wide painting, which portrays, among other elements, Korean president Park Geun-hye as a maniacal scarecrow facing off against angered parents of children who died in the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in April, 2014, a national tragedy that has had huge political repercussions. Park is being held back by former president Park Chung-hee (her late father), and her chief of staff Kim Ki-choon.
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Federal Way School Board
|description_of_incident=The Biennale Foundation initially claimed that the work’s exclusion from the exhibition had nothing to do with politics and was purely logistical—Hong simply submitted the work late. But it was later revealed that the decision to withhold the painting from the 20th anniversary exhibition was in fact prompted by the city of Gwangju, which sponsors the exhibition to the tune of $2.4 million for this year’s Biennale. The city government had asked that Hong change the painting.
 
|description_of_result=In response to the censorship of Hong’s work, other artists featured in “Sweet Dew” removed their works from the exhibition and its  curator, Yun Beom-mo, resigned. The president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Lee Yong-woo, also resigned. The case has provoked international protests and has been covered widely.
'''Dates of Action:''' Thursday, January 11, 2007
|image=park1.jpg
 
|source=http://news.artnet.com/art-world/gwangju-biennale-president-resigns-over-censorship-82587
'''Location:''' Federal Way, Washington, United States of America
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Movie/documentary
 
'''The Incident:''' "After a parent who supports the teaching of creationism and opposes sex education complained about the film, the Federal Way School Board on Tuesday placed what it labeled a moratorium on showing the film. The movie consists largely of a computer presentation by former Vice President Al Gore recounting scientists' findings."
 
The Board determined that "Al Gore's documentary about global warming may not be shown unless the teacher also presents an opposing view."
 
"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher," said Frosty Hardison, a parent of seven who also said that he believes the Earth is 14,000 years old. "The information that's being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is. ... The Bible says that in the end times, everything will burn up, but that perspective isn't in the DVD."
 
'''Results of Incident:''' The movie may not be shown unless the teacher presents an "opposing view."
 
'''Source:''' http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/299253_inconvenient11.html
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Park1.jpg

Artist: Hong Seong-dam

Year: 2014

Date of Action: August, 2014

Region: Asia

Location: Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Painting

Confronting Bodies: City government of Gwangju, South Korea

Description of Artwork: A 32-foot-wide painting, which portrays, among other elements, Korean president Park Geun-hye as a maniacal scarecrow facing off against angered parents of children who died in the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in April, 2014, a national tragedy that has had huge political repercussions. Park is being held back by former president Park Chung-hee (her late father), and her chief of staff Kim Ki-choon.

The Incident: The Biennale Foundation initially claimed that the work’s exclusion from the exhibition had nothing to do with politics and was purely logistical—Hong simply submitted the work late. But it was later revealed that the decision to withhold the painting from the 20th anniversary exhibition was in fact prompted by the city of Gwangju, which sponsors the exhibition to the tune of $2.4 million for this year’s Biennale. The city government had asked that Hong change the painting.

Results of Incident: In response to the censorship of Hong’s work, other artists featured in “Sweet Dew” removed their works from the exhibition and its curator, Yun Beom-mo, resigned. The president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Lee Yong-woo, also resigned. The case has provoked international protests and has been covered widely.

Source:
http://news.artnet.com/art-world/gwangju-biennale-president-resigns-over-censorship-82587