tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9371871.post8040086584206004436..comments2022-12-06T17:43:16.635+11:00Comments on DIFFUSION: Police halt Bill Henson opening on child sexualisation investigation.Stephen Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159874717103146309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9371871.post-89431731144150484852008-05-28T14:21:00.000+10:002008-05-28T14:21:00.000+10:00It seems that the copy I saw of Art World is going...It seems that the copy I saw of Art World is going to become a rare collectors edition with Art World reportedly pulping the entire print run of 25,000 copies featuring images from the Henson exhibition and going to a reprint.Stephen Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159874717103146309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9371871.post-52600573632362882712008-05-25T16:45:00.000+10:002008-05-25T16:45:00.000+10:00The Henson article appears in the previous issue o...The Henson article appears in the previous issue of Art World, not the current one.Stephen Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159874717103146309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9371871.post-87560688779876893882008-05-24T20:05:00.000+10:002008-05-24T20:05:00.000+10:00The latest edition of Art and Australia features a...The latest edition of Art and Australia features an interview with Bill Henson on the planned exhibition, editorial by NSW Art Gallery Director Edmund Capon and features photos from the now notorious exhibition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9371871.post-45939177523197335532008-05-23T18:41:00.000+10:002008-05-23T18:41:00.000+10:00In a statement on Friday the Gallery said:Statemen...In a statement on Friday the Gallery said:<BR/><BR/>Statement on behalf of Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and Bill Henson<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>After much consideration we have decided to withdraw a number of works from the current Bill Henson exhibition that have attracted controversy. The current show, without the said works, will be re-opened for viewing in coming days.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Bill Henson is one of Australia ’s leading contemporary artists and is internationally respected. His works are held in every leading art institution in Australia and are included in the collections of a number of the world’s most prestigious art museums. The Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Gallery of Victoria have both recently held a retrospective of 30 years of the artist’s work.<BR/><BR/>Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery will remain closed while the current exhibition is re-hung.<BR/><BR/>It was later reported that Police expected to press charges against Henson and the Gallery.Stephen Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159874717103146309noreply@blogger.com