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'Offensive' Collage May Land Artist in a Turkish Prisonnew
British-born artist Michael Dickinson is being prosecuted for creating two collages depicting the Turkish Prime Minister as a dog led around by George W. Bush. The charge is "public denigration of Turkishness," and carries with it a penalty of as much as three years in prison.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Ausmus |
09-24-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
