Art Censorship Guide

Publication's Full Title:
Art Censorship Guide: What you should know about threats to artistic freedom and how to deal with them.

The Art Censorship Guide talks about many Australian artists whose work has been ‘censored’ and the controversy this provokes. The guide provides advice to artists, galleries and publishers about how to anticipate and try to avoid damaging public or media reactions to artwork, and how to respond to complaints or threats.

The Guide also examines the host of laws, regulations and protocols which may be used to prevent public access to artworks. Many of these laws overlap. Many can be invoked capriciously or on the whim of politicians,officials or interest groups. All can have drastic impacts on the reputations and livelihoods of artists and galleries exhibiting their work or publishers who disseminate it.

The Guide examines the impact of laws and protocols relating to:

• Classification
• Blasphemy
• Profanity
• Defamation and Injurious Falsehood
• Indecency and Obscenity
• Sedition
• Public Order
• Vilification and Incitement
• Working with Children
• Working with Human Remains
• Working with Animals

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