I'm no Mansfield fan & I don't agree w/everything TWS has published. But 1) this line is somewhat out of context (refers to male capacity for rape, not individuals); 2) shall we recall the time TNR ran a piece arguing an artwork should be destroyed b/c artist is the wrong race?https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1074424204697563136 …
The mob has no power to destroy these paintings. Meanwhile, actual destruction of art comes from owners whether private (Rockefeller & Rivera murals) or state (Stella's Tilted Arc).
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So because a private owner who commissioned a mural had it destroyed in 1932 and an eyesore of a public sculpture was taken down & not displayed again at artist's request, calls for burning ideologically transgressive art shouldn't be publicly condemned?
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Stella's Tilted Arc was actually beautiful (although its destruction can be defended on grounds that it caused problems for public that used that space). Point is that actual destruction of art in real world occurs in context of ownership (private & public).
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