Police investigate Henson pics at Parliament House
Cops have investigated a Henson triptych of a building’s exterior which hangs in a minister’s office at Parliament House. Those dirty, obscene building exteriors. Department of Parliamentary Services, Alan Thompson, told the media “Our general impression is they simply had a list of places that might have Bill Henson works.” Good use of police resources,...
Censors investigate websites using Henson photographs
The Classification Board is investigating news media websites who published photographs taken by Bill Henson. The case was referred to them by the ACMA, but it’s unknown whether a complaint was made by a member of the public (maybe a revolted PM?) or the ACMA took it upon themselves. So on one hand you’ve got...
When nudity equals sex and art equals pornography
I don’t need to fill you in on today’s events involving artist Bill Henson. I have little to add to the debate that hasn’t already been said and Peter Craven, the founding editor of Quarterly Essay, puts it much more eloquently than I ever could anyway. All I ask is when did nudity automatically become...
