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Humanities Week 7 DQ 2

Humanities Week 7 DQ 2

Q Although controversial art is not a topic exclusive to the 20th century, the distribution of information regarding controversial art has increased with the proliferation of media. Please discuss an example of a 20th century controversial work of art from any discipline of the humanities (music, literature, sculpture, film, etc.) and an accompanying statement from the artist(s). Based on your example, to what extent does controversial art make a social contribution? Are governments ever justified in censoring art?

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Art and censorship has always gone hand in hand. Artists have always stood for the freedom of expression and thoughts in any form, be it music, novels, films or painting. However, in every country there are some laws which put certain conditions on these free expressions. These laws are made on the principle that one man’s meat is another man’s poison.