Khandro - // NY Times; "Two women recently told The New York Times that Mr. Close had asked them to model naked for him, requests that made them feel exploited and uncomfortable."
They were models for Pete's sake, that's what models do! I've hired scores of them.
If they didn't want to undress all they had to do was say "no", there's thousands of models who are comfortable with the job ... //
I refer you back to my previous post, and to your own link which youupplied with your OP.
// ... and the guy is invalided in a wheelchair and can't attack them anyway - it's all rather sad really, and doesn't warrant the closure of a major exhibition in a public gallery. //
The potential for a physical attack may be limited, but not eliminated, as you state, and an attack does not have to be physical to be distressing, and to warrant action.