Police raid Melbourne’s Dog’s Bar over perverse pirates

A cafe has resorted to putting fig leaves over penises to avoid charges of displaying an obscene art work.
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David Carruthers, the owner of Dog’s Bar in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda has presented over 250 art exhibitions to thousands of patrons in his space over the past five or six years, but never has he seen such a reaction, or interest, in the exhibited works until now.

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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. Instagram: fairleygina