A front page article on Crazy Wall, a Miniluv installation about #censorship and #freespeech.

One quote:

“Listen, common sense has got to prevail somewhere in today’s society. It’s a small town, man. You don’t need any thought-provoking bullsh!t like that.”

#commonsense #bullshit

An article in Manor Ink, the newspaper in the town where the censorship occurred, provides an update on the latest news with the federal lawsuit in New York. Current status: motions to dismiss.

#catskills #censorship #firstamendment #freespeech #artistrights #artlaw

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@ncacensorship.bsky.social and the Arts Equity Group recently condemned the Town of Rockland’s efforts to suppress the mural, calling it “an abuse of power that likely violates the Constitution.”

#upstateny #catskills #censorship #freespeech #artistrights #firstamendment #publicart #artlaw

A lawsuit is underway in the Southern District of NY, as a civil rights action to redress the censorship, also an action under the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) for destruction of the artwork.

#upstateny #catskills #censorship #freespeech #firstamendment #artistrights #publicart #artlaw #vara

The Town of Rockland, NY then issued a citation, calling the mural a sign. After seven months trying to remove the citation, citing censorship and First Amendment issues, with almost no progress, the mural was destroyed.

#upstateny #catskills #censorship #freespeech #artistrights #publicart

The publisher of ArtKill, an arts publication in the Catskills, wrote an editorial and started a petition on MoveOn, against censoring the mural, in favor of free speech.

#contemporaryart #georgeorwell #newspeak #censorship #freespeech #publicart #moveon #petition

While painting, a man arrived, tried to stop work, calling it ‘vulgar’, then to vandalize later that day. In news coverage, he suggested a replacement, “Dancing in the moonlight, #kingharvest” The significance? “Feel good, baby.”

#miniluv #georgeorwell #newspeak #censorship #freespeech #publicart

In the summer of 2025, a contract was signed to complete a commissioned Miniluv mural in Roscoe, NY, on the side of a building near the center of town. This is the mockup image created for the agreement.

#miniluv #georgeorwell #upstateny #mural #publicart #streetart

The first manifestation of Miniluv occurred in 2023, as a commissioned work in the Deep Water Literary Festival, focused on the work of George Orwell.

#miniluv #georgeorwell #newspeak #conceptualart #publicart #poetics

Miniluv is an attractive campaign devoid of context. The project uses short poetic phrases to satirize slogans, branding, and human behavior.

#miniluv #poetics #orwell #newspeak #conceptualart #publicart

Heya, this is brief bluesky intro. I'm an American artist based in NYC, focused in #languageart, #conceptualart, #poetics, #publicart, #digitalart, #installation, #research, and #publishing.

Starting posts here will focus on free speech, artist rights, semiotic poetry, and decentralized art.