Smithsonian Honors World AIDS Day With Censorship
ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB
WASHINGTON, DC---When artist David Wojnarowicz died in 1992 with AIDS, he left behind a body of work about the disease that many critics believe remains unrivaled for its power and beauty. On December 1, 2010, as the world honored World AIDS Day, and under pressure by religious extremists, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery removed David's controversial video, A Fire in My Belly, from its critically acclaimed exhibition about art and sexual difference entitled, Hide/Seek.
By TAHLIB
WASHINGTON, DC---When artist David Wojnarowicz died in 1992 with AIDS, he left behind a body of work about the disease that many critics believe remains unrivaled for its power and beauty. On December 1, 2010, as the world honored World AIDS Day, and under pressure by religious extremists, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery removed David's controversial video, A Fire in My Belly, from its critically acclaimed exhibition about art and sexual difference entitled, Hide/Seek.
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