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Visual Arts
With the recent escalation of censorship cases in Australia citing child pornography, one might raise the question whether we are isolated in this hyper sensitive, and often reactionary trend.
The answer, sadly, is no. Last Wednesday, 9 October, British artist Graham Ovenden was sentenced to 27 months in jail after the Court of Appeals in London overturned a previous sentence of 12 months as too ‘lenient.’
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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