Found this article on daily mail about a student artists work not being displayed because of the explicit content saying it was offensive, loved the fact she stood up to the university about her work and paraded around in her underwear and show the university that sometimes art out there is shocking and controversial, and dismissed that it should be shown in a separate area or have only over 18's see the exhibit, the fact is with all that surrounds us in the modern day, explicit isn't so, explicit anymore ! Should certainly have a warning, but not to show her work is abit harsh considering its contemporary art practice and its part of her srtudies for them and should be treated equally whatever the content!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307926/Student-strips-exhibition-work-row-university-erotic-paintings.html
What is too explicit? Now that will open a can o'worms, can Art never be too explicit and who's to be the moral arbitrator?
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It can sometimes be a thin line between a question of morality and pornography whatever the Art form. For some images of Gilbert and George defecating is too explicit but for others it is a valid statement.
Would be really good to have this open up a debate.