Glass
27th May 2014, 10:13 PM
I kid you not. This is an art festival where past exhibitions have included people shitting on a stage.
Artist facing child pornography charges selected for MCA exhibition
An artist facing child pornography charges has been selected to show work in a prestigious exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
Melbourne artist Paul Yore is among 13 young artists whose work will be shown in this year’s Primavera, the MCA announced on Wednesday.
Yore is facing charges of producing and possessing child pornography, related to the seizure of his work from a Melbourne gallery last year.
The artist was charged with one count each of making or producing and knowingly possessing child pornography, related to photographic images that were removed from his exhibition, Everything is F---ed, at the Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts.
His case was before the courts earlier this week but was adjourned.
The work in question allegedly contained collages depicting sexual acts with children's faces superimposed on them.
An installation by Yore was also removed from display at the 2013 Sydney Contemporary art fair because it would have broken NSW criminal laws.
"Our decision with regard to the installation is about the law of the land and they are on the wrong side of it," the fair’s chief executive Barry Keldoulis told Fairfax Media last year.
"When we saw the work we recognised the issues and sought legal advice which confirmed the work offends various relevant provisions in the Crimes Act Legislation in NSW.”
Yore was selected by the show’s guest curator, artist Mikala Dwyer, whose Goldene Bend'er show at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art last year included a live performance of hooded dancers invited to defecate in front of an audience.
Primavera has been held every year at the MCA since 1992. It was established by the Jackson family in memory of their daughter Belinda, an artist and designer who died in 1990, aged 29.
This year’s exhibition opens in September and is sponsored by Hugo Boss and the Nelson Meers Foundation.
The MCA, Yore's gallery Neon Parc and Hugo Boss Australia have been approached for comment.
story link @ the Age (http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/artist-facing-child-pornography-charges-selected-for-mca-exhibition-20140528-zrqtz.html)
It should be noted that this person may be found not guilty of the charges against them
Artist facing child pornography charges selected for MCA exhibition
An artist facing child pornography charges has been selected to show work in a prestigious exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
Melbourne artist Paul Yore is among 13 young artists whose work will be shown in this year’s Primavera, the MCA announced on Wednesday.
Yore is facing charges of producing and possessing child pornography, related to the seizure of his work from a Melbourne gallery last year.
The artist was charged with one count each of making or producing and knowingly possessing child pornography, related to photographic images that were removed from his exhibition, Everything is F---ed, at the Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts.
His case was before the courts earlier this week but was adjourned.
The work in question allegedly contained collages depicting sexual acts with children's faces superimposed on them.
An installation by Yore was also removed from display at the 2013 Sydney Contemporary art fair because it would have broken NSW criminal laws.
"Our decision with regard to the installation is about the law of the land and they are on the wrong side of it," the fair’s chief executive Barry Keldoulis told Fairfax Media last year.
"When we saw the work we recognised the issues and sought legal advice which confirmed the work offends various relevant provisions in the Crimes Act Legislation in NSW.”
Yore was selected by the show’s guest curator, artist Mikala Dwyer, whose Goldene Bend'er show at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art last year included a live performance of hooded dancers invited to defecate in front of an audience.
Primavera has been held every year at the MCA since 1992. It was established by the Jackson family in memory of their daughter Belinda, an artist and designer who died in 1990, aged 29.
This year’s exhibition opens in September and is sponsored by Hugo Boss and the Nelson Meers Foundation.
The MCA, Yore's gallery Neon Parc and Hugo Boss Australia have been approached for comment.
story link @ the Age (http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/artist-facing-child-pornography-charges-selected-for-mca-exhibition-20140528-zrqtz.html)
It should be noted that this person may be found not guilty of the charges against them