On Monday, Village Council passed a motion 5-0 that after the current art exhibit is removed that another exhibit not be installed in the Bryan Center until Council has a discussion of policies for art in public spaces.
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Free pubic Art! er public...
Now's the time to start charging admission!
lol! what a cheep thrill.
Here's a link to a site describing the motivation behind a painting of the clitoris on display at Bryan Center:
http://afterdinnerparty.com/about/
I see my comment from last night in which I quoted from the text accompanying the mannequin display did not pass your comment moderation. Apparently you actually do understand that material can be inappropriate for a venue, even though, like the YS News and other commentators, you are pretending this controversy is about people being offended by artistic nudity.
Not the case at all, Les. I thought I approved that early this morning. Either I was mistaken, or Blogger, as it sometimes does, screwed up. In any event, it is up now.
I posted two comments to this thread last night. The first has not yet appeared. In it I quoted from the text accompanying the jafagirls' mannequin display. Here are the quotes again:
"Why don't you shave your pubes?"
"There are probably a lotta folks that like completely wild unchecked pubic hair growth."
"Girls should shave all their pubic hair."
Never got it. Here it is.
Just a note about my moderation policy. It takes a lot for me to not post a comment. Usually, it involves an ad hominem attack against someone other than myself. Anonymous posters are scrutinized more carefully.
It takes time to read that text Les, and not visibly displayed, but that isn't what the offense was about.
May I also add that nobody disputes the right for anyone to be offended and saying so :) Sadly there was no attempt at a mediation process that would have allowed a respectful discussion and consideration of ALL views. Nobody contacted the curator of the Permanent Art Collection or Women's Voices out Loud or any of the artists. I would have been more than happy to consider their feelings about our work in the Women's voices out loud had I been given the courtesy and opportunity.
about the text you have quoted les, they are from a public source, the internet and in open forums. They are issues young teens are talking about.
Teenagers go to prayer meetings and Bible studies, too, but that doesn't mean it's appropriate to hang picture of Jesus in classrooms or post the Ten Commandments in a courtroom.
Les, the text you described is not visible and is NOT what the employees were upset about. If the community no longer wishes the community gallery to be available or they wish the village council to draft a policy of what is and isn't allowed to be shown in the bryan center after all these years, and around this village based on personal taste, then lets' have an open forum and dialogue about it.
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