MoCa censors Blu
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- pizzafire
An antiwar mural by street artist Blu on the side of the museum was deemed inappropriate by MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch.
- Salarrue0
sad
- Salarrue0
behold Shepard Fairey weighs in on MOCA's mural controversy- link?pizzafire
- http://latimesblogs.…
Salarrue - hmmm ... seems he's more concerned about the effect it may have on the show than the cencorship.pizzafire
- kingsteven0
"Sometimes I think it is better to take the high road and forfeit a battle but keep pushing to win the war." - Shepard Fairey
You're still talking about censorship of anti-war murals right? Unfortunate turn of phrase :-)
- pizzafire0
vandalog has a good write up and opinion on this whole incident. seems it was more of a case of bad curation and miscommunication than censorship, but I'd still say it's a case of all three.
- pizzafire0
btw, is anyone here going to the show opening?
- Dodecahedron0
was this going to be for the Art In The Streets exhibit at MoCA?
- ^ ah nevermind. I just saw the post in the PC and made me think of this.Dodecahedron
- Miguex0
The masses love it, and the tickets are only $10 bucks
- totally.Dodecahedron
- let's shock everyone so they talk about it and we can sell lot's of ticketsMiguex
- yep, likelyDodecahedron
- VikingKingEleven0
I'd call the art....Very narrow minded. Clearly this artists focuses on the small picture.
- VikingKingEleven0
I'd call the art....Very narrow minded. Clearly this artists focuses on the small picture.
- Miguex0
Why start a debate on assumptions over the quality of the art, or if/ and why was it ok for it to be removed? what happened with Blu and Moca is a more intellectual version of this:
But basically... the exact same thing
- ... a publicity stunt?lukus_W2
- ... a wardobe malfunction?pizzafire
- superbowl half-time show?Dodecahedron
- justin ripped the mural down?Thelonious_Funk
- no, Latoya grew a penis, but no one noticed because her tit was outMiguex