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Censorship of Southend UK art installation points to rising suppression of art and critical thought The censorship and forced removal of an art installation in Essex, following complaints and threats by Conservative councillors, marks an ominous escalation of attacks on democratic rights and artistic expression in Britain. An English Garden, by Gabriella Hirst, was a rose garden installation at Shoeburyness, near Southend on the Essex coast, reflecting on “the violent legacies and historical traumas of atomic armament” as they play out in domestic settings. It was attacked by Conservative councillors as a “direct far left wing attack on our History, our People and our Democratically Elected Government”. ....
A 'problematic' artwork row proves the Tories can be as illiberal as the next social-justice warrior telegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A BLAZING row has broken out after an “offensive” plaque saw an installation removed from a Shoebury park. Gabriella Hirst, artist and creator of An English Garden, claims her work has now been removed from Gunners Park after “complaints and threats” were made by Southend Tory councillors. The plaque had intended to highlight the site’s proximity to the ranges where Britain assembled its early atomic weaponry in the 1950s. But Tony Cox, Tory leader of the opposition, said it had offended residents. The plaque read: “In 1952, Britain’s first atomic device was assembled at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment on Foulness Island, only six miles from this location. ....
'Not in this town': artwork about Britain's 'nuclear colonialism' removed | Art theguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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