In a shining example of the Streisand Effect, CNN reports that a powerful mining magnate has been trying to get an unflattering portrait of her removed from a museum - driving more attention to the painting than it ever would have picked up otherwise.
The museum and art advocacy organizations are also pushing back against Rinehart's attempts to get the painting removed. 'Since 1973, when the National Gallery acquired Jackson Pollocks' Blue Poles, there has been a dynamic discussion on the artistic merits of works in the national collection...'
'I paint the world as I see it,' he said in a statement. 'People don't have to like my paintings, but I hope they take the time to look and think, 'why has this Aboriginal bloke painted these powerful people? What is he trying to say?''
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