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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2001|2001]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality | ====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video | ====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Artisan Entertainment | '''Artist:''' Artisan Entertainment | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Gary Goldman, owner of the Esquire Theater in Cincinnati. | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Gary Goldman, owner of the Esquire Theater in Cincinnati. | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' June 2001 | '''Dates of Action:''' June, 2001 | ||
'''Location:''' Esquire Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio. | '''Location:''' Esquire Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio. | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The Center of the World chronicles a weekend in Las Vegas where a young millionaire and a stripper whose noncommittal sex takes several dark turns. The film is not rated. The five-second scene that was censored featured a background stripper performing an obscene act. | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''The Center of the World'' chronicles a weekend in Las Vegas where a young millionaire and a stripper whose noncommittal sex takes several dark turns. The film is not rated. The five-second scene that was censored featured a background stripper performing an obscene act. | ||
'''The Incident:''' Owner Gary Goldman, who runs the Theater Manager Corp., edited the film in fear of a backlash from the community. He said, "I found this act to be both degrading to women and most likely violative of community standards." | '''The Incident:''' Owner Gary Goldman, who runs the Theater Manager Corp., edited the film in fear of a backlash from the community. He said, "I found this act to be both degrading to women and most likely violative of community standards." | ||
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'''Source:''' NCAC, Salon.com Arts & Entertainment, 6.11.01. | '''Source:''' NCAC, Salon.com Arts & Entertainment, 6.11.01. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2001]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:2000s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:21st century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Ohio]] | ||
[[Category:Cincinnati]] | |||
[[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | [[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | ||
[[Category:Film Video]] | [[Category:Film Video]] | ||
[[Category:Artisan Entertainment]] | [[Category:Artisan Entertainment]] | ||
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