The Graphic Artists Guild is officially withdrawing its support for the H.R.3261 Stop Online Piracy Act, a.k.a. the first American internet censorship bill. Sure, they were hot for protecting intellectual property, but since SOPA “may do more harm than good,” the Guild has come to its senses… after reading all those emails and tweets “expressing dissent” at them. The Graphic Artists Guild hasn’t donated a cent to SOPA, but here’s who has. You know what to do. Read more »
The Swiss Musée de l’Elysée has cancelled their annual Lacoste Elysée Prize photography competition in support of London-based, Bethlehem-born artist Larissa Sansour, whom their cooperate sponsor has decided to exclude from the shortlist. See her three offending, “too pro-Palestinian” photographs here. Read more »
Around the same time that Ustream pulled the plug on Amber Hawk Swanson’s live performance of disemboweling her fuck doll clone, California-based web artist Petra Cortright had her much more demure video art piece yanked off YouTube for “tits.” Not tits, but “tits,” get it? Read more »
Tomorrow, the House will be voting on the SOPA bill a.k.a. the first American internet censorship act that will give private corporations the power to censor and shut down any website posting or linking to allegedly “infringing” material. Just think of the possibilities! To help you, here’s a handy black-out widget from F.A.T. artist Greg Leuch. Read more »
Photographer Nan Goldin’s legendary Ballad of Sexual Dependency slideshow was meant to dazzle and depress at Rio de Janeiro’s Oi Futuro Museum in January. Alas, they’ve cancelled the show, deeming it inappropriate because won’t somebody please think of the children?!!! Read more »
Not since Midnight Cowboy and Last Tango in Paris has a film so high-profile as Steve McQueen’s Shame been slapped down with an NC-17 rating, for some brief “offensive” nudity. Major theater chain Cinemark won’t be screening the film. Shall we cry censorship? Read more »
Dmitri “Skif” Putehin of Other Russia could face two years in prison for throwing a glass of water at a prosecutor at the trial of his friend. Protest artist crew Voina made this family video in support of the imprisoned activist. Little Kasper the Striking Falcon isn’t a fan of the Ru po-po. Read more »
Pornography! Here’s latest suspiciously-timed investigation to be launched against China’s dissident artist Ai Weiwei: Ai Weiwei’s assistant Zhao Zhao has been recently interrogated by the police over this timid photo One Tiger, Eight Breasts because it’s porn, allegedly. ”If they see nudity as pornography, then China is still in the Qing dynasty,” Ai tweeted. NSFW. Read more »
If you like the internet, it all might change shortly. Right now, the congress is hearing the slyly named Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that will give private corporations the power to have any website shut down for merely posting a link to “infringing content.” For the latest, go here. Will it affect you? Oh yeah. Read more »
It must be Christmas time! Remember how the GOP bullied the Smithsonian Museum into censoring a “controversial” David Wojnarowicz video piece over 11 seconds of an ant-covered crucifix? Here’s today’s Daily News cover. OUTRAGE, you guys! The article itself is a heartbreaking waste of trees, relying heavily on local Catholic spokespeople yelping “That’s not art!” and “What’s the point?” The “bizarre” A Fire in My Belly piece that makes Christians “very sad” is coming to the Brooklyn Museum for the HIDE/SEEK exhibit on Nov. 18. Read more »
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