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Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary Art was a landmark [1] exhibition held at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art from November 10, 1994 until March 5, 1995. Organized by curator Thelma Golden , Black Male was a survey of the changing representations of black masculinity in contemporary art from the 1970s to the 1990s.
An early example of tampering was in the early 1860s, when a photo was altered using the body from a portrait of John C. Calhoun and the head of Lincoln from a famous seated portrait by Mathew Brady – the same portrait which was the basis for the original Lincoln five-dollar bill.
Race-related controversies in art (3 C, 14 P) Religious controversies in art (1 C, 3 P) S. Sculpture controversies (5 C, 11 P) T. Theatre controversies (7 C, 21 P)
Scandals in art occur when members of the public are shocked or offended by a work of art at the time of its first exhibition or publication, (e.g. visual art, literature, scenic design or music). The provocativeness of the scandal may relate to a controversial subject or style, being context-sensitive, according to the personality of the ...
Queen of the bonkbuster is known for her preference for stereotypically ‘macho’ men
Thirteen Most Wanted Men was a 1964 mural by Andy Warhol. The artwork was created for the New York State Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. The mural was Warhol's only public work. It was painted over with silver paint before the fair opened, reportedly due to official objections.
It included more than 150 images. Despite the controversial character of some of the photographs, critical response was enthusiastic and attendance was robust throughout the show's Philadelphia run (from December 1988 through January 1989). The Perfect Moment traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Again, it generated no ...
Independent curator Marvin Heiferman's The Family of Man 1955·1984 was a floor to ceiling collage of over 850 images and texts from magazines, newspapers and the art world shown in 1984 at PSI, The Institute for Art and Urban Resources Inc. (now MoMA PS1) Long Island City N.Y. [89] Abigail Solomon-Godeau described it as a reexamination of the ...