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RLS Article: Should Art That Infuriates be Removed?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/arts/design/emmett-till-whitney-biennial-schutz.html The article entitled " Should Art That Infuriates be Removed?" was written by the  New York Times in the "Art & Design" Section. Released in late March 2017, the article addresses the raging question of whether or not Art which is met with disapproval should be removed from public display. As an example, the author cites the opening of "Open Casket", a painting by Dana Schutz on display in the Whitney Biennial exhibition. The raging controversy around the painting centers around the fact that Dana, a white artist depicted photographs of the grotesque mutilated face of Emmet Till (An African-American 14 year old lad), who was murdered by two white men. The Black community argues that Schutz, a white artist has no business depicting the Black society in such an outrageous manner.  Knowledge Questions:  To what extent should artists consider their audience...