No, it wasn't but I was thinking its placement in a public space (yes, I know RC is privately owned, but the open spaces are treated like they are public) might require the approval of the watch-dog if it still exists. I confess, I do not know. From what I can gather, the sculpture is not obscene in terms of sexuality but obscene in terms of having her head hitting the ground and considered offensive and insensitive. Loretta Lorance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Heuman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: Re: 9/11 Censorship? Statue of falling woman censored > My understanding is that the watch-dog group convened by Giuliani has > power over public-funded art and art exhibitions. Was the Fischl > memorial publicly-funded? Is the Fischl memorial offensive to some > people or "obscene" as defined by community standards? > > Jay Heuman > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > After this Giuliani initiated some sort of city government > > watch-dog office for art. I don't know if it's still in existence. > > It must not be or that Fischl probably would have gotten into > > Rockefeller Center. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ------------------------------------------- Introducing NetZero Long Distance Unlimited Long Distance only $29.95/ month! Sign Up Today! www.netzerolongdistance.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).