“But he didn’t want it to be hidden. He wanted public anger to encourage displays of outrage, hugely visible protest.”

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“The Nazis didn’t call Kokoschka a degenerate because of his artistic stylings, they did it because of his public anti-fascist activism.”

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“…the rejection of non-traditional forms of art often boils down to a rejection of oppressed people within those mediums.”

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“They are taking themes, experiences, & emotions that don’t fit into our nation’s narrative, & are expressing them in a way that is impossible to ignore.”

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“…the crime these artist commit is the right’s biggest fear. They are upsetting the hierarchy.”

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“Challenging our preconceived notions of art means challenging our preconceived notions of institutions, of society.

This kind of art doesn’t fit into the cultural narrative. And because of that it becomes a target.”

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“He didn’t care about art. What he did want was to raise big crowds of "ordinary Americans," each of them representing anger at "non-traditional lifestyles.”

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“Helms wanted more than to curtail funding. He wanted those photos to be shown off. If you truly thought art was causing damage to society, wouldn’t you try to hide it from everyone?”

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