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In an email to the Huffington Post, Ai analyzed the culture of “self-censorship” at play in China’s art world, drawing a line between the government’s actions and an old Chinese saying, which translates to “killing the chicken to scare the monkey.” The essay is reprinted in full below. Continue reading Ai Weiwei on Self-Censorship and Freedom of Expression Last Tuesday, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removed the video “A Fire in my Belly” by late artist David Wojnarowicz after the Catholic League called the piece “hate speech.” Continue reading Art Removed From Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery In response to the National Portrait Gallery’s recent decision to remove a piece from their exhibit Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, the Americans for the Arts Action Fund issued the following statement. Continue reading Arts Action Fund Releases Statement on National Portrait Gallery 
It’s the last week of September. The blush is on the apple tree. Gold and burgundy zinnias announce the change of season. And perennial displays of banned and challenged books bedeck library shelves and bookstore windows across the country. Banned Books Week 2010 Sponsored by the American Library Association, along with writers and book sellers, Banned Books Week is a celebration of the right to read. According to the ALA, 460 book challenges were reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom from communities across the United States in 2009. Banned Books Week 2010 is September 25 through October 2. You can find more information at the Banned Books website: www.bannedbooksweek.org Here, four Southern Oregon writers reflect on the psychology of censorship, and on reading and writing in a complex literary culture. Banned in Boston! “I remember that when I was a teenager I loved to buy books that |
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ARTINFO: Art Booms After Arab Spring
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Recently, the news wire service Reuters reported on a prospering art market in Cairo, where work inspired by the uprising earlier this year against former…
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