Threat to Creative Freedom
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
A painting was withdrawn from a prestigious exhibition because it was seen as pornographic. The threat against freedom of expression should not be tolerated.
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ONCE again, freedom of expression in Indonesia is being tested. On Tuesday, last week, the organizers of the international art festival CP Biennale II had to withdraw Pinkswing Park, the first work by painter Agus Suwage to be publicly exhibited. The work became a buzz because of the photograph of an almost nude Anjasmara, a soap opera actor, and model Isabelle Yahya. The work, which depicts the marginalization of city folks, combines photography
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