12-17-2007, 09:35 PM
conceptual art = 10% outcome and 90% presentation/explanation
whether something is seen as pornographic or not depends totally on the viewer, but if the artist has a solid explanation behind what they did it cannot be called pornography. even if it's a sculpture of two people having sex, if the sculptor says "it's a representation of carnal desire and natural human emotion blabla" then there is little room for argument.
now, if after several complaints the gallery it's displayed in decides to remove the exhibition, that is their call. that does not necessarily mean that the sculpture is pornographic.
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