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Leaked Smithsonian Letter Shows Administrative Conflict Over Censorship
As the Smithsonian censorship of David Wojnarowicz’s “A Fire in My Belly” video continues to make waves, it’s important to remember that the decision was made not by National Portrait Gallery staff,...
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Smithsonian Director Unrepentant, Curator Talks “American Taliban,” Catholic...
At a conversation held with Hide/Seek curators Jonathan Katz and David C. Ward at the New York Public Library this past Wednesday December 15th, a few things became clear about the censorship scandal:...
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AA Bronson Negotiates, Offers Space for Wojnarowicz
AA Bronson, “Felix, June 5, 1994” (1994/99) (image from whitney.org)In an email posted on Newsgrist, artist AA Bronson, who asked that his portrait of Felix Partz be removed from the Smithsonian’s...
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Art Positive Requests Smithsonian Wojnarowicz Installation Shots
Installation shot of “Hide/Seek” (image from npg.si.edu)Bill Dobbs, representing anti-censorship organization Art Positive, has sent a letter to Smithsonian director Martin Sullivan requesting that the...
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