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To: templar
You don't remember the Boulder (Colorado) Public Library display a little over a year ago?

BOULDER --
If it's any consolation, from a distance they look like socks hanging on a clothesline.

That's the assessment from Karen Ripley, director of cultural programs for the Boulder Public Library.

She is stunned at the outcry over a piece of art that features 21 ceramic . . . ummm . . . men's appendages, which are displayed on a clothesline in the library. It's entitled "Hung out to dry."

"Men find this disturbing, but women find it amusing," Ripley said.

"I think it's rather powerful myself," said Julia Wrapp, a city planner who was attending another function at the library Wednesday night.

The artwork is part of an exhibition sponsored by Safehouse, which assists women and children who are victims of domestic violence. The exhibit, "Art Over Domestic Violence," has been on display at the library gallery since Oct. 19.

113 posted on 02/24/2003 1:34:12 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
You don't remember the Boulder (Colorado) Public Library display a little over a year ago?

Of course I do. I opposed that as well. So did most everyone I know. Do you remember it's fate? Surely, you're not suggesting these are displays of the art of great masters? If so, well, that just supports my mention of the degenerate nature of things, both moral and artistic.

So, where do you draw the line? What, if anything, do you consider unacceptable for public display and why?

146 posted on 02/24/2003 3:12:00 PM PST by templar
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