Art is wonderful. The thoughts that it provokes can cause controversy, just like books.
I like this piece for how a book called "Hidden From History" has a lock and chain around it. When someone speaks their own truth, they no longer feel like they must hide.
I could not take this picture, as the artwork was deep in a shadowed display case. The artist's point was that the criminal didn't own them, and he hates the books, so, of course, he had no right to destroy them. But when the artist received the book, the artist felt no right to destroy it further, but realized they could - in this case - should, for art.
Laura Laura - The artist's artwork was also in a dark display case, but I found her story interesting.
The artist was happy to be part of this exhibit because earlier in her career working in libraries, there was a retired teacher who would intentionally censor books, using White Out to cover offending passages and painting underwear on children's characters in picture books. The library said they would just "wait it out," because this patron was a donor to the library.
Which is ridiculous...Nothing should be done, especially putting up with censorship, in the name of money.
