On this day in 1970: John Lennon’s Erotic Art is confiscated by Scotland Yard
This very appropriate article is currently in the Time Out blog today, the questions of what makes art erotic and is it acceptable to be shown even in an art gallery was as strong as ever. But have our views changed now? This is one of my main questions of debate with my own work, is it acceptable to use women from pornography if I am showing them through an artistic medium (the women are drawn and then screen printed) and is it ok to show it in an exhibition held in an art gallery (my degree show will be held at the university and open to the public, but should the public be in open to all imagery because of the social construction of a gallery envrionment?).
The article can be found here: http://now-here-this.timeout.com/2012/01/16/on-this-day-in-1970-john-lennons-erotic-art-is-banged-up/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
