"Bill Henson principal" cleared
Hardly any great surprise here: An investigation by the Victorian Education Department has cleared the principal who allowed artist Bill Henson to scout St Kilda Park Primary School for talent of any wrongdoing. The State Government is also refusing to [...]
The Henson Case and David Marr
<img src="http://larvatusprodeo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/henson-cover.jpg" align=left Well, I shelled out $24.95 for David Marr’s book, The Henson Case. I’m still inclined to think that Marr is being a bit disingenuous in claiming that he’s horrified and surprised by the furore that’s arisen over [...]
Bill Henson, visual shock and the democratisation of art
As no doubt everyone has noticed, there has been a vigorous discussion in comments about the latest Bill Henson brouhouha. I don’t want to comment explicitly on the issues raised by David Marr’s “revelation” that Henson had visited a primary [...]
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