Hylas And The Nymphs

[goodgoalie]

Absolutely absurd to remove this painting 'to encourage debate'.. Where will all this censorship end?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42904024

[ichkeria]

Yes
There’ll be a slanging match by post-it note and then they’ll put it back ...

[mikey4444]

I saw this in The Guardian this morning and immediately thought.... what a load of old pony !

[jno]

it says "temporarily". How's that censorship?

[ichkeria]

It isn’t censorship but it does seem daft. You’d think if debate was being sought then they shoud let people see what the fuss was about.

[jno]

it's been there all this time ichkeria, and no debate. Remove it and you get so much debate it even includes an AB thread. Job done.

[ichkeria]

To what end tho I wonder?
I’m puzzled as to what is it about this work of art that makes it so controversial

[jno]

I've seen some descriptions of the nymphs as underage. I don't see this myself; but if someone produced evidence that all the models were 13 years old at the time, I wonder if reactions would be different?

[Mamyalynne]

It they joined AB they'd see you only have to wrinkle your nose to start a debate of some kind.

[ichkeria]

Utterly bizarre. This is art from the 19th century.
‘Let’s challenge the Victorian fantasy’ I saw was one comment.
It’s enough to make you despair.

[ichkeria]

Not so much starting a debate I feel as starting an argument in an empty art gallery ..

[woofgang]

the picture is still visible online if people want to see what the fuss is about. I have been watching the Andrew Graham Dixon series on the Royal Collection and its interesting to hear what he says about art and porn

[Peter Pedant]

Hylas and the nymphs with the big boobies has been restored to its Easel

by taking it down and allowing people to comment on the blank space ( performance art if I ever I saw any ) they wished to stir up debate and comment

= it was a gimmick to get publicity