Edit of Classic Children’s Book Hexes Publisher
“A German publisher is being accused of excessive political correctness for removing controversial language from a classic children’s book, sparking debate about how to handle outdated and offensive words in the genre.”
>article (c) DER SPIEGEL, 2013
Is the renowned German art exhibition documenta in Kassel censoring (other) art?
“Amidst fervent interest and speculation regarding the artist list of the upcoming 13th edition of the exhibtion, which has the art world looking for any clues possible to upset the traditionally secret document, documenta artistic director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and the catholic church have exchanged blows over a sculpture installed on the spire of Kassel’s St. Elizabeth’s Church. The work, Stephan Balkenhol’s “Man in the Tower” (2012), is a rough-hewn wooden rendering of a male figure dressed in a white shirt and grey trousers, with arms outstretched as if on a crucifix.” > text (c) ARTINFO, 2012
> website documenta 13
Sex, Nationalism, and Academic Freedom:
Kyiv has its home-grown debate on ‘degenerate art’.
“Controversy has erupted at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) over the recent closure of the art exhibition The Ukrainian Body at the university’s Visual Cultural Research Center (VCRC) and by the closure of the Center itself a few days later.
One can get a good sense of what was being shown at the exhibition from the review on the internet journal Art Ukraine.” >MORE
(c) John-Paul Himka & ukraineanalysis.com, 2012 (reblogged)
When marketing goes wrong in Austria:
“Quotes from H.C. Artmann‘s Austrian-German dictionary provoke public reactions at Vienna Airport. Artmann, Austrian post war avantgardist and recently ‘mainstreamed’ author with quotes from his poems used as ornaments on several buildings (e.g. on the Donauinsel), has posthumously instilled protest by guardians of public morales. 1:0 for the avantgarde spirit!” (quote Kunzelmann/Liebscher, 2011)
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> Article on the incident (in German)
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