EPISODE 15 of 'All About Art': Art Censorship 

In this episode, I chat about the act of censorship in public spaces with a particular example that involves the US, the UK, Germany and Austria. The case study I use is of the "100 Years and Still Too Daring?" ad campaign by the Vienna Tourist Board for the Viennese Modernism retrospective with works by Austrian artist Egon Schiele.

My Sources:

-  Ann Binlot, ‘After His Death, Egon Schiele’s Nudes Still Provoke Controversy’ in Forbes (2018) https://www.forbes.com/sites/abinlot/2018/07/31/a-century-after-his-death-egon-schieles-nudes-still-provoke-controversy/

-  Kimberly Bradley, ‘Egon Schiele Is Still Too Racy for Some, Nearly 100 Years After His Death’ in The New York Times (2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/arts/design/egon-shiele-ads-london-tube.html

-  Elle Hunt, ‘Repulsive to children and adults: how explicit should public art get?’ in The Guardian (2018) https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/08/repulsive-to-children-and-adults-how-explicit-should-public-art-get

-  Jane Kallir, ‘Egon Schiele was not a sex offender’ in The Art Newspaper (2018) https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/egon-schiele-was-not-a-sex-offender

-  Freedom of Expression – Guidance (Arts Council England; no date) https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/advice-and-guidance-library/freedom-expression-guidance

-  MTA Advertising Policy (Metropolitan Transportation Authority; 2018) https://new.mta.info/document/5101

-  TfL Advertising Policy (Transport for London; 2019) http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-advertising-policy-250219.pdf

-  Themen Kunst und Kultur (Bundesministerium Kunst, Kultur, öffentlicher Dienst und Sport; no date) https://www.bmkoes.gv.at/Kunst-und-Kultur.html

-  To Art Its Freedom published by Wien Nord (2018) https://vimeo.com/261456016

-  100 Years Old and Still too Daring? (Wiener Tourismusverband; 2018) https://modernism.vienna.info/de/articles/daring-arts

ABOUT ME

I am an Austrian-American art historian, curator, and writer. I obtained my BA in History of Art at University College London, and am currently continuing my education at Goldsmiths University with an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy. My specializations include contemporary art, specifically feminism, technology, and artificial intelligence in artistic practice.

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