Posted on 09/27/2017 7:24:36 AM PDT by Red Badger
New Yorks Guggenheim Museum said it will not include three works in an upcoming exhibition after they sparked the ire of animal rights groups. The exhibition, Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World, included three works that critics said promoted cruelty to animalsincluding one called Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other, which reportedly included footage of pit bulls on treadmills.
The museum initially defended showing the works, saying it valued freedom of expression, but it said in a statement yesterday that threats of violence have forced it to reconsider out of concern for the safety of its visitors. It added that it is dismayed over having to basically self-censor its exhibition:
Out of concern for the safety of its staff, visitors, and participating artists, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has decided against showing the art works Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other (2003), Theater of the World (1993), and A Case Study of Transference (1994) in its upcoming exhibition Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World. Although these works have been exhibited in museums in Asia, Europe, and the United States, the Guggenheim regrets that explicit and repeated threats of violence have made our decision necessary. As an arts institution committed to presenting a multiplicity of voices, we are dismayed that we must withhold works of art. Freedom of expression has always been and will remain a paramount value of the Guggenheim.
An online petition denouncing the museum attracted more than 600,000 supporters as of today. You can learn more about the controversial works here. But as of now, you cant actually see them at the Guggenheim.
Don't kid yourself...the NYC elite cocktail parties are still in full sway....particularly in the United Nations headquarters circles and other similar liberal political/government/big-business orbits who use the cocktail party gatherings for networking with each other.
Leni
Have you looked at the “transference” exhibit? If you think that is art, you probably think the donkey shows in Mexico are art, too.
They weren’t?
Then I wasted my time in Tijuana.................
Death threats aren’t cool. The dogs on treadmills and the pigs video is pretty sick stuff.
I like the dogs in my art to be playing poker.
Art for Art’s Sake
10cc
Gimme your body
Gimme your mind
Open your heart
Pull down the blind
Gimme your love gimme it all
Gimme in the kitchen gimme in the hall
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for Arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Gimme the readys
Gimme the cash
Gimme a bullet
Gimme a smash
Gimme a silver gimme a gold
Make it a million for when I get old
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for Arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Money talks so listen to it
Money talks to me
Anyone can understand it
Money can’t be beat Oh no
When you get down, down to the root
Don’t give a damn don’t give a hoot
Still gotta keep makin the loot
Chauffeur driven
Gotta make her quick as you can
Give her lovin’ make you a man
Get her in the palm of your hand
Bread from Heaven
Gimme a country
Where I can be free
Don’t need the unions
Strangling me
Keep me in exile the rest of my days
Burn me in hell but as long as it pays
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Songwriters: Eric Stewart / Graham Gouldman
Art for Art’s Sake lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Schubert Music Publishing Inc.
after they sparked the ire of animal rights groups
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.