Banksy and Controversial Artworks: From Creation to Destruction
TL;DR
The article discusses historical instances where artworks, including Michelangelo's The Last Judgment and Frans Floris's Fall of the Rebel Angels, were censored or destroyed due to laws against 'lasciviousness' or superstition, and how some works like Goya's The Two Majas were seized but not destroyed, highlighting the complex relationship between art, law, and societal norms.
Topics:entertainmentart-and-law#art-and-law#art-censorship#art-destruction#banksy#law-and-art#michelangelo
- Michelangelo to Banksy: The controversial artworks that fell foul of the law - and were erased BBC
- British Courts Service Destroys Banksy Mural Depicting Attack by Judge The New York Times
- A Banksy Mural Has Been Destroyed. It's Not the First Time Time Magazine
- New Banksy mural appears at Royal Courts of Justice BBC
- Banksy Mural of Judge Beating Protestor Removed by British Courts Service ARTnews.com
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on BBC