The Art of Controversy

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Arthur Schopenhauer The Art of Controversy

Arts controversy in Mumbai , India

The organizers, who put up the exhibition were Sanjeev Khandekar and Vaishali Narkar. They protested against the action of the Police, who ordered them to close the exhibition. They said, " The direction to shut down the exhibition issued by the police authorities is wrong and illegal and is a clear cut highhandedness."

The PBS News Hour covers art controversy, from 1999:

KWAME HOLMAN: The very public showdown stirred emotions inside and outside the arts community and forced many to choose sides. From the political world, Mayor Guiliani's potential opponent for a Senate seat, Hillary Clinton, said that while she doesn't like the art, HILLARY CLINTON: It is not appropriate to penalize and punish an institution such as the Brooklyn museum that has served this community with distinction over many years.