Alabama Art Show Canceled Because of Ed Noriega's Offensive Images
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By Chris Norwood
ALABAMA---A Troy University faculty art show at Heritage Hall Museum was canceled when board members deemed some of the images submitted by one of the artists to be offensive. According to Heritage Hall office administrator Kelly Williams, “There were nine artists that contributed, and the theme was ‘A Sense of Place.’ There was a piece by Ed Noriega that showed cans of Ajax, I guess, that had been relabeled, and had swastikas on the top. There were also some digitally altered images of the Virgin Mary holding a dead chicken in one hand and a broom and dust pan in the other. But the biggest problem was with the swastikas.” The pieces Noriega submitted were all meant to comment on HB 56, the controversial state immigration law. [link]
By Chris Norwood
ALABAMA---A Troy University faculty art show at Heritage Hall Museum was canceled when board members deemed some of the images submitted by one of the artists to be offensive. According to Heritage Hall office administrator Kelly Williams, “There were nine artists that contributed, and the theme was ‘A Sense of Place.’ There was a piece by Ed Noriega that showed cans of Ajax, I guess, that had been relabeled, and had swastikas on the top. There were also some digitally altered images of the Virgin Mary holding a dead chicken in one hand and a broom and dust pan in the other. But the biggest problem was with the swastikas.” The pieces Noriega submitted were all meant to comment on HB 56, the controversial state immigration law. [link]
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| Relabled Ajax cans by Ed Noriega (1 of 3) |
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| Artwork by Ed Noriega pulled from an art show by Heritage Hall Museum board (2 of 3) |
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