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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 ...
The opening of a contemporary art museum intended to match the likes of London’s Tate Modern and New York’s Museum of Modern Art has caused tension between Hong Kong cultural officials and ...
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Barry Avrich’s art scandal documentary “Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art” is being adapted into a feature film by the director’s Melbar Entertainment Group (“David Foster: Off ...
A new national security law has deepened fears about self-censorship in the arts in Hong Kong, one of the world’s biggest art markets.
The painting was made in 1996 and it was bought by Charles Saatchi that year. It was included in the Sensation exhibition in London in 1997 and Berlin in 1998. [4]The mixture of the sacred (Virgin Mary) and the profane (excrement and pornography) became a cause of controversy when the Sensation exhibition moved to New York in 1999.
In 1987, Serrano's Piss Christ was exhibited at the Stux Gallery in New York and was favorably received. [13] The piece later caused a scandal when it was exhibited in 1989, with detractors, including United States Senators Al D'Amato and Jesse Helms, outraged that Serrano received $15,000 for the work, and $5,000 in 1986 [14] from the taxpayer-funded National Endowment for the Arts.
This past week, art dealer Lawrence Salander pleaded not guilty in New York Supreme court to over 100 charges, including grand larceny and securities fraud. Salander, whose gallery was at the ...