who died in 1975, is well-known in the art world, which made the decision by gallery director Iwona Blazwick all the more surprising to her.
Bellmer’s work includes dolls of naked young girls.
“It surprised me because Bellmer’s work is very well known. She already knew it well and by committing to take our exhibition she must have known what would be on the walls,” Beaumelle said.
“I tried to protest,” she said, adding that the move was “a little excessive but there’s no need to make a fuss about it.”
The gallery may also have removed some art depicting young girls because it was worried about the reaction of anti-pedophile groups, Beaumelle added.
Hmm. By speaking to Reuters you’ve already made the fuss.
I wonder if there’s any truth in this. It could be that Agnes, for reasons best known to herself, is stirring it. On the other hand there’s something wonderfully comic about an art gallery censoring a surrealist – especially a notoriously provocative one like Bellmer – because they’re worried he might give offence.
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