
The eighth dwarf, Peepee, giving the
Ass Midget a come hither look.
DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND– Nude dwarfs in sexual poses have been banned from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Otago Polytechnic School of Art head of sculpture Michele Beevors says the six dwarf figures – some in graphically sexual positions – have been censored from her “Debbie Does Disney” exhibition, which opens in the gallery today.
“I’ve never been censored before. It’s just bizarre,” she said yesterday.
“I’ve stood up at art school in the past against censorship of students’ works. They told me the Rita Angus curator didn’t like the dwarfs … He thought too many little old ladies going to the Rita Angus exhibition would be offended.”
The Te Papa-curated Rita Angus “Life and Vision” exhibition includes several nude self-portraits of the artist. Read the rest of this entry »