I recommend such a hoary research strategy as going to your
academic library and using three indexing tools: _Reader's
Guide to Periodical Literature_, _Art Index_, and _New York
Times Index_. This last is used by knowledgeable researchers
not so much to find news coverage in the _NYT_ only, but to
temporally pinpoint newsworthy events globally.
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> Hmmm... well I thought of some institutions that might be helpful...
> "The New Museum of Contemporary Art" in new york city. (212) 219-1222. They
> have a web site - maybe try "www.newmuseum.org/" i'm not sure of the exact
> address.  They had a show of an artist named Andres Serrano who did the
> infamous "Piss christj" photograph that showed a cross submerged in urine.
> Serrano's piece was selected by good ole' senator jesse helms as the kind
> of blasphemous art that the NEA was supporting and *that* is why americans
> should get rid of the NEA.
>
> I know Serrano's gallery is the Paula Cooper Gallery in nyc ( they might
> have clippings).
>
> Good luck! Sounds like a cool project. I'd like to hear about your
> findings! I'm an ASU alum who is in nyc doing grad work @ new york univ.
>
> --nicole
>
> >        I am an undergraduate doing a research paper on the benefits
> >of publicity surrounding controversial artwork.
> >        The Phoenix Art Museum re: The Flag Exhibit has statistics concerning
> >increased attendance, increased on-site donations and overall public
> >support for them not submitting to political pressure and closing down
> >the exhibit.
> >        I am interested in information from other institutions showing the
> >public's support of controversial or politicized artwork.
> >        Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Samantha Gordon
>