Much ado about nothing: nude paintings can stay
2 years ago

Much ado about nothing: nude paintings can stay

Dutch News  

Fourteen nude paintings on the walls of Purmerend town hall don’t have to go after all, Purmerend councillors decided on Thursday evening. ‘If you start an exhibition you should stand by it’, VVD councillor Bart van Elden, who supported a motion to let the paintings stay, told NH Nieuws. On Thursday, the artist was told his paintings were no longer welcome because they made members of the public ‘feel uneasy’. Artist Jeroen Hermkens said the idea ‘a Purmerend vice police decided what can and cannot be shown’ is ridiculous.

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Much ado about nothing: nude paintings can stay
2 years ago

Much ado about nothing: nude paintings can stay

Dutch News  

Fourteen nude paintings on the walls of Purmerend town hall don’t have to go after all, Purmerend councillors decided on Thursday evening. ‘If you start an exhibition you should stand by it’, VVD councillor Bart van Elden, who supported a motion to let the paintings stay, told NH Nieuws. On Thursday, the artist was told his paintings were no longer …

Unveiled: Purmerend town hall nudes must go
2 years, 1 month ago

Unveiled: Purmerend town hall nudes must go

Dutch News  

Purmerend council has banned works depicting naked women from the walls of its town hall for ‘making people feel uneasy’. Anneke Goede, who organised the exhibition and who is one of the women portrayed, said the council told her ‘a political decision’ had been made to remove some of the paintings. A spokesman for the council said artist Jeroen Hermkens …

Unveiled: Purmerend town hall nudes must go
2 years, 1 month ago

Unveiled: Purmerend town hall nudes must go

Dutch News  

Purmerend council has banned works depicting naked women from the walls of its town hall for ‘making people feel uneasy’. Anneke Goede, who organised the exhibition and who is one of the women portrayed, said the council told her ‘a political decision’ had been made to remove some of the paintings. A spokesman for the council said artist Jeroen Hermkens …

Purmerend removes nude portraits from town hall after complaints; Artist furious
2 years, 1 month ago

Purmerend removes nude portraits from town hall after complaints; Artist furious

NL Times  

The municipality of Purmerend decided to remove a series of nude portraits, painted of women from Beemster to mark the merger of the two municipalities, from its town hall. “We have lost all the freedoms we fought for.” The Utrecht artist painted 14 Beemster women, focusing on the women’s natural beauty and the pureness of Beemster, he said. “A kind …

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