Forum: Photography


Subject: Censorship v. Advertising v. Art? [nudity]

MGD opened this issue on Feb 11, 2008 · 45 posts


Tanchelyn posted Thu, 14 February 2008 at 1:39 PM

Luckily the Brits , who, like all good parents, obey and imitate their children, are joining in:
I just read that the London Underground refuses posters for an exhibition of paintings of  Lucas Cranach the Elder (who lived some 500 years ago) at the Royal Academy because of a nude Venus.

O dear.

here's a link, but don't look if paintings offend you.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/02/censored_one_cheeky_venus.html

There are no Borg. All resistance is fertile.