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The Guggenheim just yanked three animal-related artworks after receiving threats
www.fastcompany.com ^ | 09-27-2017 | CZ

Posted on 09/27/2017 7:24:36 AM PDT by Red Badger

New York’s Guggenheim Museum said it will not include three works in an upcoming exhibition after they sparked the ire of animal rights groups. The exhibition, “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World,” included three works that critics said promoted cruelty to animals–including one called “Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other,” which reportedly included footage of pit bulls on treadmills.

The museum initially defended showing the works, saying it valued freedom of expression, but it said in a statement yesterday that threats of violence have forced it to reconsider out of concern for the safety of its visitors. It added that it is “dismayed” over having to basically self-censor its exhibition:

“Out of concern for the safety of its staff, visitors, and participating artists, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has decided against showing the art works Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other (2003), Theater of the World (1993), and A Case Study of Transference (1994) in its upcoming exhibition Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World. Although these works have been exhibited in museums in Asia, Europe, and the United States, the Guggenheim regrets that explicit and repeated threats of violence have made our decision necessary. As an arts institution committed to presenting a multiplicity of voices, we are dismayed that we must withhold works of art. Freedom of expression has always been and will remain a paramount value of the Guggenheim.”

An online petition denouncing the museum attracted more than 600,000 supporters as of today. You can learn more about the controversial works here. But as of now, you can’t actually see them at the Guggenheim.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: art; freedomofspeech; museum; peta
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PETA and their ilk should be designated as A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION!.................
1 posted on 09/27/2017 7:24:36 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

I guess they don’t value freedom of expression unless it is politically correct—figured...


2 posted on 09/27/2017 7:27:43 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: Red Badger

Oh noes! Dogs on treadmills!


3 posted on 09/27/2017 7:29:15 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: cgbg

The museum is just being cautious. These animal rights people are insane.........................


4 posted on 09/27/2017 7:29:19 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Its a family affair.

Leftist brownshirts against Leftist elitists.


5 posted on 09/27/2017 7:30:40 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Red Badger
included footage of pit bulls on treadmills.

PETA got upset about this?

People do this all the time to exercise their animals when conditions outside prohibit normal dog walking.

They make special treadmills just for dogs!

6 posted on 09/27/2017 7:30:56 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: Red Badger

Forced to choose between animal rights freaks and “art”. Ugh.


7 posted on 09/27/2017 7:31:55 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: Red Badger

Animal lovers, people haters.


8 posted on 09/27/2017 7:35:26 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Red Badger

Those crazy, peaceful libs.


9 posted on 09/27/2017 7:36:02 AM PDT by mykroar (Congratulations President Trump)
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To: Red Badger

PETA is a fraud. They are just another socialist front that pretends to care. The irony is that they fight for more “rights” of an animal than humans,especially the unborn like ALL leftist scum.


10 posted on 09/27/2017 7:49:10 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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They are scum, but they are dangerous scum.................


11 posted on 09/27/2017 7:51:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Animal cruelty? NO! Christ submerged in a jar of urine? YES!


12 posted on 09/27/2017 7:55:53 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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Used to be that people couldn’t just go around threatening violence.

The left shows their communist colors more everyday.


13 posted on 09/27/2017 8:04:55 AM PDT by No Socialist
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Threatening violence by an organization for some ‘cause’ used to be called ‘TERRORISM’......................


14 posted on 09/27/2017 8:15:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Rurudyne

see post 3
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3589364/posts


15 posted on 09/27/2017 8:37:17 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Red Badger

previous comments

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3589364/posts


16 posted on 09/27/2017 8:38:15 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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It ain’t dog fighting.


17 posted on 09/27/2017 8:48:08 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Red Badger; flaglady47; Maine Mariner; pax_et_bonum; Seattle Conservative; Freedom56v2; danamco; ...
"The Guggenheim Just Yanked Three Animal-Related Artworks..."

Most modern art today is sick, depraved, obscene or unfathomable, anyhow...so I couldn't care less either way.

"Pit Bulls on a Treadmill" is "ART", dahling, deserving of being in an art show or gallery.

Right !

Actually, the only ones who are affected by this flap are the liberal snooty New York City elites who run the Museum and the liberal snooty New York City elites who go to see these modern "art" shows.

They will LOVE the controversy as it gives them more fodder to talk about at their snooty New York City elite cocktail parties....and they'll blame it all on Trump.

Leni

18 posted on 09/27/2017 9:01:20 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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The “snooty New York City elite cocktail parties” died a while ago.........

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/fashion/death-of-the-party.html


19 posted on 09/27/2017 9:11:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: MinuteGal

“and they’ll blame it all on Trump.”

LOL.

5.56mm


20 posted on 09/27/2017 9:24:23 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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