http://blog.art21.org/2010/12/22/teaching-with-david-wojnarowicz-and-not-teaching-with-the-smithsonian/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the <i>Art in the Twenty-First Century</i> PBS series Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.art21.org/2010/12/22/teaching-with-david-wojnarowicz-and-not-teaching-with-the-smithsonian/comment-page-1/#comment-31090 Teaching with Contemporary Art: The First Three Years | Art21 Blog Wed, 04 May 2011 18:03:46 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=33136#comment-31090 [...] Art and Teaching with David Wojnarowicz (and Not Teaching with the Smithsonian) suggested next steps for dealing with G. Wayne Clough in light of the debacle he [...]

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2010/12/22/teaching-with-david-wojnarowicz-and-not-teaching-with-the-smithsonian/comment-page-1/#comment-28816 Artemis, Egypt and the Art of Protest « theartofcoriandoli Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:53:34 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=33136#comment-28816 [...] (PBS) made to step back from taking sides long enough to foster an educational discussion.  This post on the Art:21 blog resulted, providing an educational perspective that furthers the original [...]

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2010/12/22/teaching-with-david-wojnarowicz-and-not-teaching-with-the-smithsonian/comment-page-1/#comment-28413 Joe Fusaro Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:08:45 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=33136#comment-28413 Thank you so much for this info. As we can see, it’s high time to start (resume) fighting for the rights of artists to exhibit works that confront difficult subjects in different ways. I’ll also be interested in what you think of today’s post! Thanks again.

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2010/12/22/teaching-with-david-wojnarowicz-and-not-teaching-with-the-smithsonian/comment-page-1/#comment-28394 artstuffmatters Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:11:06 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=33136#comment-28394 Thank you for the suggestions on how to start a discussion about censorship in the arts. I can see how one might get a range of answers to the first two questions.
Many people have protested the censorship of Wojnarowicz’s video and the erasure of BLU’s mural at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. However, there hasn’t been much media attention on the removal of George Beattie’s murals from the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. Because the newly elected commissioner Gary Black found the works objectionable (they include depictions of slavery), he ordered them to be removed and placed into storage. Some people argue that the commissioner’s actions are censorship. Others are glad to see the murals go.
I realize that your focus is on issues in contemporary art and not mid-20th century works. However, I’m mentioning this issue because it indicates the complex nature of images, politics, and censorship.
For more information on the Georgia murals, see http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/slavery-paintings-coming-down-from-atlanta-office-1.2575724 and

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2010/12/22/teaching-with-david-wojnarowicz-and-not-teaching-with-the-smithsonian/comment-page-1/#comment-26379 Joe Fusaro Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:24:59 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=33136#comment-26379 That’s funny… I asked some of these questions to students who were not familiar with the controversy and got a variety of answers, especially to the first two.

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2010/12/22/teaching-with-david-wojnarowicz-and-not-teaching-with-the-smithsonian/comment-page-1/#comment-26283 Andrew Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:32:58 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=33136#comment-26283 The questions are more than a little leading. What’s the point in asking the questions, if you’re already telling them your answers?

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