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Artists want complete control over their public exhibitions but governments say it’s not that simple
Terry Tang Associated Press//September 8, 2023//
Artist Thomas "Breeze" Marcus attends an exhibition opening of his work at Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, N.M. on Aug. 17, 2023, including the painting titled "Answered Prayer" in the background. A separate group exhibition that included his work was postponed in Arizona amid outrage over a painting by Shepard Fairey that is critical of police. It's the latest of several recent incidents around the U.S. where artists in public spaces have had the rug pulled out from under them because of the content of their work. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Artists want complete control over their public exhibitions but governments say it’s not that simple
Terry Tang Associated Press//September 8, 2023//
PHOENIX (AP) — If things had gone as originally planned, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum would be launching its fall exhibition Friday. But officials postponed the show six weeks before the...
