morality today?
Officers seized an exhibit from the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead last Thursday, responding to concern from the management that it might breach child pornography laws. read
it looks like the boundary between art and political correctness is gradually disappearing to somewhere dangerous... although, one cannot help to think (doubt) where morality stands in modern art work which, use, perhaps literally, children as subject matter. in any case, 'subject matter' itself is a very explorable and interesting subject matter, especially when associated with 'sensitive' notions such as child pornography and abuse...
some work by the concerned photographer, nan goldin - examples only.
it looks like the boundary between art and political correctness is gradually disappearing to somewhere dangerous... although, one cannot help to think (doubt) where morality stands in modern art work which, use, perhaps literally, children as subject matter. in any case, 'subject matter' itself is a very explorable and interesting subject matter, especially when associated with 'sensitive' notions such as child pornography and abuse...
some work by the concerned photographer, nan goldin - examples only.