Censorship

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the return of Andrei Rublev’s Trinity to the Russian Orthodox Church, but art experts disagree. ‘Icon of the Holy Trinity’ is a 15th-century artwork created by Andrei Rublev. The painting,…

The iconic David by Michelangelo has a new controversy: getting rejected as a subway ad due to alleged ‘nudity’ in Scotland. The advertisement in question was for the Barolo Restaurant, located in the city center of Glasgow, Scotland.…

Many scholars took issue after the Asian Society and Museum blurred images of Prophet Mohammad put on an ongoing exhibition. The exhibition, titled “Comparative Hell: Arts Of Asian Underworlds”, explores the concept of hell or underworld…

France’s Council of State has cleared a painting by Miriam Cahn of the accusations of pedophilia, allowing it to stay on view. Titled fuck abstraction.!, the painting portrays a small figure on his knees, hands bound, fellating a larger,…

The Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow has been asked by the Russian government to align with state ‘values’ after a complaint. The issue began after an alleged written complaint by a person named Sergei Shadrin. In the complaint, Shadrin…

The call for the cancellation of a film with alleged anti-semitic content at Documenta 15 has led curators to write an open letter, denouncing the move. After recent allegations of anti-semitic content at the exhibition, stakeholders and…

The controversial survey “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’”, featuring a sculpture of comfort women in imperialistic Japan goes to view again next week. The survey explores the ‘comfort woman’ - women abducted from Korea and other…

Amidst the censorship controversy between artists and city officials, the Ramat Gan Museum in Tel Aviv has shuttered its doors. The controversy began after the work of artist David Reeb was removed from the exhibition at the behest of…

A monument made in memorial of the Tiananmen Square massacre in a Hong Kong University was dismantled earlier this week. The Pillar of Shame, as the sculpture is known, was built by artist Jens Galschiøt to commemorate the 8th…

Hong Kong has passed new laws that allow the government to censor even old movies for any content against “national interest”. Since the pro-democracy protests by civilians first rocked Hong Kong two years ago, the city-state has been in…