Why all this art censorship, asks lawyers' group


These paintings by visual artist Ahmad Fuad Osman have been removed by the National Art Gallery, after a gallery board member alleged that the pieces are political and obscene. – Instagram pic, February 12, 2020.

RIGHTS group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has condemned the likes of Media Prima, Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) and the National Art Gallery for dictating what artists can and cannot do in their work.

LFL director Melissa Sasidaran said while freedom of speech and expression is not absolute it is also not for these entities to be the self-appointed guardians of what amounts to public morality and “sensitivities”.


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  • It is time to defy these self appointed guardians of public morality and to promote independence of thought in all spheres of public life. If these cretins find the art offensive, then don't go to the art exhibition and make Malaysia a global laughing stock.

    Posted 4 years ago by Panchen Low