PEARL HARBOR (AP).- Political assassinations in Tokyo. Censorship and the stifling of dissent. A nation hungry for oil and other natural resources. Kimono-clad women in department stores and boarding street cars. A smiling Babe Ruth posing for photos …
Thousands March in Hong Kong to Demand the Release of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Over one thousand protesters in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of detained Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei on Saturday, scuffling briefly with police. The rally — the largest in a string of…
Smithsonian Institution’s Governing Board Seeks Changes After Video Flap at Portrait Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP).- The Smithsonian Institution’s governing board on Monday called for changes in how potentially objectionable exhibits are handled while also standing behind the head of the museum complex amid accusations of censorship. Smithsonian Sec…
Smithsonian Institution’s Governing Board Seeks Changes After Video Flap at Portrait Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP).- The Smithsonian Institution’s governing board on Monday called for changes in how potentially objectionable exhibits are handled while also standing behind the head of the museum complex amid accusations of censorship. Smithsonian Sec…
Smithsonian Board Supports Museum Head
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- The Smithsonian Institution’s governing board is supporting the head of the museum complex over a censorship protest by some groups but is calling for changes in how some exhibits are handled. Some…
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough Defends Decision to Remove Controversial Video
WASHINGTON (AP).- Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough on Tuesday defended his decision to remove an artist’s video that depicted ants crawling on a crucifix from an exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery, saying a controversy over the short clip threa…
Association of Art Museum Directors Issues Statement on David Wojnarowicz’s Film
NEW YORK, NY.- In response to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery’s removal of artist David Wojnarowicz’s film from the exhibition “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture,” the Association …
Washington’s Transformer Gallery Vows Ongoing Protest Against Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (AP).- A Washington art gallery pledged a round-the-clock protest Thursday against what it calls censorship by the Smithsonian Institution for removing a video that shows ants crawling on crucifix after the Catholic League and members of Co…
Gallery Protests Smithsonian’s Removal of Video
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- A Washington art gallery is showing a video that was removed from the National Portrait Gallery to protest what it calls censorship by the Smithsonian Institution. The Transformer Gallery began sh…
Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris Exhibition by Larry Clark Barred to Minors
PARIS (AP).- Paris City Hall has come under fire for barring minors from a museum exhibit of works by U.S. photographer Larry Clark, a show that includes sexually explicit shots of teenagers. Critics said the move was akin to censorship, with the Frenc…