"In bringing together 24 contemporary artists whose work has been censored or blacklisted-including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey and Dread Scott- Don't Look Now asks big questions about the future of creative expression in an increasingly surveillant political climate. The exhibition elevates the voices of artists whose choices in subject matter have come at personal, professional or political costs, whether that be through rescinded invitations, canceled opportunities or lost federal funding."
"The exhibition highlights individual works and the stories that led to their inclusion. The Lakota painter Danielle SeeWalker had a residency opportunity rescinded in Vail, Colorado, over her painting G is for Genocide (2024), which depicts a Native American woman in a keffiyeh (Vail reached a settlement with the artist last month). A quilt by fiber artist Yvonne Iten-Scott, Origin (2023), was removed from an exhibition for its visual references to female anatomy and reproductive justice."
Don't Look Now (10–25 October, Nolita) assembles 24 contemporary artists whose work has faced censorship or blacklisting, including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey and Dread Scott. The exhibition foregrounds the tangible impacts on artists through rescinded invitations, cancelled opportunities and lost federal funding. Specific cases include Lakota painter Danielle SeeWalker losing a Vail residency over G is for Genocide and later reaching a settlement, a quilt by Yvonne Iten-Scott removed for references to female anatomy and reproductive justice, and attempts in Arizona to remove Shepard Fairey’s My Florist is a Dick. The organisers previously encountered billboard refusals during an 8x5 campaign in Houston.
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